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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/terveh

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

*terva + *-eh. The root may be either *terva (tar, tarry wood), or a loan of Indo-Iranian origin, compare Avestan 𐬛𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬎𐬎𐬁 (dərəuuā, healthy).

Adjective

*terveh

  1. healthy, well
  2. solid, whole

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • terve in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish etymological dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
  • 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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