Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/urka

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

Probably related to *orko and *ura.

Noun

*urka[1]

  1. small stream
  2. groove, furrow
  3. hole

Inflection

Inflection of *urka
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *urka *urgat
accusative *urgan *urgat
genitive *urgan *urkadën
*urkëidën
partitive *urkada *urkëida
inessive *urgassa
*urgahna 		*urgëissa
*urgëihna
elative *urgasta *urgëista
illative *urkahën *urkëihën
adessive *urgalla *urgëilla
ablative *urgalta *urgëilta
allative *urkalën
*urkalëk 		*urkëilën
*urkëilëk
essive *urkana *urkëina
translative *urgaksi *urgëiksi
instructive *urgan *urgëin
comitative *urkanëk *urkëinëk
abessive *urgatta *urgëitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: urg
  • ⇒ Finnish: (dialectal) urkama
  • Livonian: (Courland) ūrga, (Salaca) urg
  • Võro: urg

From *urkka:

  • Livvi: urkku

References

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

Further reading

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