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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/harja

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

From earlier *šarja, from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian šerys. Unrelated to Proto-Germanic *hērą (hair).

Noun

*harja

  1. tuft (of hair)
  2. crest
  3. mane
  4. brush

Inflection

Descendants

References

  • hari in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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