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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ääri

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Per Koivulehto (2006) from earlier *äjere, borrowed from early Proto-Balto-Slavic (h₁)éǵer-, from which later *éźera (lake). The meaning 'edge' is seen in the Armenian cognate եզր (ezr).

Noun

*ääri

  1. end, edge

Inflection

Descendants

References

  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  • Koivulehto, Jorma. 2006. Wie alt sind die Kontakte zwischen Finnisch-Ugrisch und Balto-Slavisch? In: Nuorluoto, Juhani (ed.): The Slavicization of the Russian North: Mechanisms and Chronology, pp. 179–196. Slavica Helsingica 26.
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