Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/cora

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

From Proto-Finno-Permic *ćora (grain), borrowed from early Proto-Balto-Slavic *śoros (whence Lithuanian šãras).[1]

Noun edit

*cora

  1. gravel

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: (dialectal) sõra
  • Finnish: sora
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: sora
  • Võro: tsora, sora
  • Votic: (Pummala) sõra

Further reading edit

  • sõre”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “sora”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

References edit

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “sora”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2023-01-07