Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/mardas

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

Borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás (dead), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós.

Adjective edit

*mardas

  1. dead
  2. dying

Usage notes edit

May have been used to form a compound noun meaning "epidermis", though the precise formation is unrecoverable. Compare e.g. Estonian marrask, Finnish marraskesi, Ingrian marraskettu, Karelian marrasnahka, Ludian mardaznahk, Livonian mǭrdugnǭ'g (the second component being variably from *keci, *këttu, *nahka).

Inflection edit

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: marras (brittle, fragile)
  • Finnish: marras
  • Ingrian: marras
  • Karelian: marras

References edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN