Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/terveh

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

*tërva +‎ *-ëh. The traditional derivation from *tërva (tar, tarry wood) is unlikely due to semantically weak explanation. More likely is a very old loan from Indo-Iranian, in which case it has the same origin as Avestan 𐬛𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬎𐬎𐬁 (dərəuuā, healthy).[1]

Adjective

*terveh[2]

  1. healthy, well
  2. solid, whole

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: terve, tere
  • Finnish: terve
  • Ingrian: terve, tere
  • Karelian: terveh
  • Livonian: tīera
  • Livvi: terveh
  • Ludian: terveh
  • Veps: terveh
  • Võro: terveh, terveq
  • Votic: terve
  • Proto-Samic:
    • Western Sami:
    • Eastern Sami:
      • Inari Sami: tiervâs
      • Skolt Sami: tiõrvâs
      • Kildin Sami: тӣрвас (tīrvas)
      • Ter Sami: [script needed] (tīru̯ʿs)

References

  1. ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*terveh”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
  • terve”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN