Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/toorës

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

Possibly borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian dõras (good, suitable).

Adjective

*toorës[1]

  1. raw (uncooked)
    Synonym: *raaka
  2. fresh
    Synonyms: *rëëska, (Northern Finnic) *veres
  3. moist

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: toores
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: tuoreš
    • South Karelian: tuoreš
  • Livonian: tūorõz
  • Livvi: tuores
  • Ludian: tuorez
  • Veps: torez
  • Võro: toorõs, tooras

From *toorëh (reformed with *-ëh):

  • Finnish: tuore
  • Ingrian: toore
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: (dialectal) tuoreh
  • Votic: toorõ

References

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

Further reading

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