Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hiiri

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

Etymology

From earlier *šijeri, from Proto-Uralic *šiŋere.

Noun

*hiiri[1]

  1. mouse

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: hiir
  • Finnish: hiiri
  • Ingrian: hiiri
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: īr
  • Livvi: hiiri
  • Ludian: hiir'
  • Veps: hir'
  • Võro: hiir'
  • Votic: iiri

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*hiiri”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)