Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kanarba

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

Unknown.

Noun

*kanarba[1]

  1. heather (Calluna vulgaris)

Inflection

Inflection of *kanarba
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kanarba *kanarbat
accusative *kanarban *kanarbat
genitive *kanarban *kanarbadën
*kanarboidën
partitive *kanarbata *kanarboita
inessive *kanarbassa
*kanarbahna 		*kanarboissa
*kanarboihna
elative *kanarbasta *kanarboista
illative *kanarbasën *kanarboisën
adessive *kanarballa *kanarboilla
ablative *kanarbalta *kanarboilta
allative *kanarbalën
*kanarbalëk 		*kanarboilën
*kanarboilëk
essive *kanarbana *kanarboina
translative *kanarbaksi *kanarboiksi
instructive *kanarban *kanarboin
comitative *kanarbanëk *kanarboinëk
abessive *kanarbatta *kanarboitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: kanarbik
  • Finnish: kanerva, (dialectal) kanarva
  • Ingrian: kanerva
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kanarvo, kanarva
    • South Karelian: kanarvo, kanarva
  • Livvi: kanabro
  • Ludian: kanabr
  • Veps: kanabr
  • Võro: kanarv, kanaarv
  • Votic: kanõrvo, (Mati, Kõrvõttula) kanabro
  • → Russian: (dialectal) канáбра (kanábra)

References

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

Further reading

  • “kanarbik”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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