Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/irta

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

Borrowed from Baltic (compare Lithuanian irti (to fall apart, to separate)).

Adjective

*irta

  1. loose, separate, detached

Inflection

Descendants

*irta/*irtä:

  • Finnish: irti
  • Ingrian: irti
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: irti
    • South Karelian: ird́i
  • Veps: ird (outside, surface, noun), irdal, irdas

*irta:

  • Finnish: irto-, irtain
  • Ingrian: irtonain
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: iralleh, irallah
    • South Karelian: iralleh, irallah
  • Livvi: iralleh, irallah

*irtä:

  • Votic: irtää (Mati)

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “*irta”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (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