Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/voori

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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier *warë. This may be either from Proto-Uralic *wëre (whence e.g. Komi вӧр (vör, forest)) or from *wärä (whence Proto-Samic *vārē (mountain).

Noun[edit]

*voori

  1. large hill

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: vuori
    • Estonian: voor (drumlin)
    • Karelian: vuori
    • Livvi: vuori

References[edit]

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vuori”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN