Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rac'as

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 Proto-Germanic *raidijaz, *raidaz (whence Old English rǣde (ready to ride, mounted (on a horse)).

Noun

*rac'as[1]

  1. mount, steed; riding horse
    Synonym: *raccu

Inflection

Reconstruction notes

Only adverbial forms (e.g. meaning "on horseback") survive in most descendants.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: ratsa
  • Finnish: ratsain, ratsailla
  • Ingrian: ratsas
  • Karelian: raččahalla, raččahassa
  • Livonian: ratsõl
  • Livvi: raččahas, raččahin
  • Ludian: raccahil
  • Veps: rachau
  • Võro: ratsa
  • Votic: rattsa, rattsõz

References

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

Further reading

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