Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hëra
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Probably from earlier *šera, possibly borrowed from some descendant of Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to flow”) (compare Latin sērum). According to Koivulehto, the Finnic word could be borrowed from Proto-Germanic *sera-, but this root is hypothetical, as there are no known Germanic descendants.
Noun
*hëra[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *hëra
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *hëra | *hërat | |
| accusative | *hëran | *hërat | |
| genitive | *hëran | *hëradën *hëroidën | |
| partitive | *hërada | *hëroida | |
| inessive | *hërassa *hërahna |
*hëroissa *hëroihna | |
| elative | *hërasta | *hëroista | |
| illative | *hërahën | *hëroihën | |
| adessive | *hëralla | *hëroilla | |
| ablative | *hëralta | *hëroilta | |
| allative | *hëralën *hëralëk |
*hëroilën *hëroilëk | |
| essive | *hërana | *hëroina | |
| translative | *hëraksi | *hëroiksi | |
| instructive | *hëran | *hëroin | |
| comitative | *hëranëk | *hëroinëk | |
| abessive | *hëratta | *hëroitta | |
Derived terms
- *hërahtadak
- *heredä / *hërëda
- *hërudak
Descendants
- Estonian: hõra- (in compound: hõrasilm)
- Finnish: hera
- Ingrian: hera- (in compound: heravesi)
- Karelian:
- Livonian: õrā
- Livvi: hera
- Ludian: hera
- Võro: hõra- (in compound: hõrasilm)
References
Further reading
- “sõra-”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “hera”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN