Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hirvas

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 earlier *širwas, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śirwas (compare Old Prussian sirwis (roe deer)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥wós, from *ḱerh₂-; see there for more.

Noun edit

*hirvas

  1. bull elk, reindeer bull

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: hirvas
    • Serbo-Croatian: ȉrvās (reindeer)
  • Karelian: (Northern) hirvas
  • Russian: гирвас (girvas)

References edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), 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