Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vërka

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

Unknown. Borrowing from Proto-Germanic *werką is unlikely.

Noun edit

*vërka

  1. gusset (small piece of cloth inserted in a garment)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: verka
  • Ingrian: verka
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: vergu
  • Ludian: verg
  • Veps: verg
  • Votic: võrkkõ, (Mati) võrka
  • Proto-Samic: *vierkē (see there for further descendants)

Further reading edit

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