Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/apara

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *afaraz (whence Old Norse afr).

Noun edit

*apara (Northern Finnic)

  1. dregs (settled sediment of beer)
    Synonym: *rapa

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: (dialectal) apara
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: abar
  • Ludian: apar
  • Veps: apar

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “apara”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN