Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/särki

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-Ugric *särke. Cognates include Erzya сэрьге (seŕge, roach), Moksha сярьге (śaŕge, roach), Eastern Mari шеренге (šerenge, roach), perhaps also Northern Mansi та̄рка (tārka, ruffe), Eastern Khanty лӓрәг (lärəg, ruffe), Northern Khanty лӓр (lär, ruffe).

Noun edit

*särki

  1. roach (Rutilus rutilus)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  • särg”, 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), 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