Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/urpa

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.

Noun

*urpa[1]

  1. catkin

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: urb
  • Finnish: urpu, urpa
  • Ingrian: urpa
  • Karelian: urpa, urba
  • Livvi: urbu, urvu
  • Ludian: urb
  • Veps: urb
  • Võro: urb
  • Votic: urpõ
  • Proto-Samic: *urpē

References

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

Further reading

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