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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/varsa

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 Indo-Iranian. Compare e.g. Sanskrit वृषन् (vṛṣan, male animal), Ossetian вурс (vurs, stallion).

Noun

*varsa

  1. a foal, in particular a male one; a young stallion

Inflection

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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
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