Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sëëra-

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. Possibly related to Northern Sami -suorran, in compound word njunnesuorran.

Noun

*sëëra-[1]

  1. nostril

Descendants

  • Estonian: sõõre
  • Finnish: sierain
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: šierain
    • South Karelian: sierain
  • Livvi: sierain
  • Livonian: sȭrmõz
  • Veps: -särmed (in compound: nenasärmed)
  • Võro: sõõrmas, sõõrmõs, sõõrõq
  • Votic: sõõrmõd

References

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

Further reading

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