Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/varbas

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 from *varpa (thin stick, twig) +‎ *-s.

Noun

*varbas[1]

  1. toe

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: varvas
  • Finnish: varvas
  • Ingrian: varvas
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: varvaš
    • South Karelian: varvaš
  • Livonian: vārbaz
  • Livvi: varvas
  • Ludian: barbaz
  • Veps: barbaz, (Southern) varbaz
  • Võro: varbas
  • Votic: varvõz

References

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

Further reading

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