Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/korci

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 *korti, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *karti (compare Lithuanian kartis (thin rod, mowing, raking)).

Noun

*korci[1]

  1. culm; stem, stalk (of a grassy plant)

Inflection

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Estonian: kõrs
  • Finnish: korsi
  • Karelian: korsi
  • Veps: korz
  • Võro: kõrs'
  • Votic: kõrsi

References

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