Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sääri

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 Proto-Finno-Permic *ćäjerɜ. Related to Moksha сяярь (säjäŕ) and Komi-Zyrian чер (ćer).

Noun

*sääri[1]

  1. shank
  2. shin

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: säär
  • Finnish: sääri
  • Ingrian: sääri
  • Karelian: seäri
  • Livonian: sēr
  • Livvi: siäri
  • Ludian: šiäŕ
  • Veps: sär
  • Võro: siir'
  • Votic: sääri

References

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