Erzya

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finno-Ugric *orpa(sɜ)~*orwa(sɜ). Either borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárbʰas or Proto-Balto-Slavic *arbas, with usual Mordvinic change from *oCa to *uCo.

Cognates include Finnish orpo, Northern Sami oarbbis, Hungarian árva.

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Noun

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уроз (uroz)

  1. orphan

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