Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/harva

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

Probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *šorwa.

Adjective edit

*harva

  1. sparse
  2. rare

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: harv
  • Finnish: harva
  • Ingrian: harva
  • Karelian: harva
  • Livonian: ǭra
  • Livvi: harvu
  • Ludian: harv
  • Veps: harv
  • Võro: harv
  • Votic: arvõ

Further reading edit

  • harv”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #1010 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.