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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sorsa

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

Unknown. Possibly in some fashion related to Proto-Samic *šuoδšō.

Alternative forms

  • *soorsa(s)

Noun

*sorsa

  1. (Northern Finnic) duck, mallard

Inflection

Synonyms

  • *partti

Descendants

From *sorsa:

From *soorsa(s):

  • Estonian: soorsk, soorts, soosk, sõrtsas
  • Finnish: suorsa
  • Votic: soorzaz, soorsa

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
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