Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/närhi

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

Onomatopoeic.

Noun edit

*närhi

  1. Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: -näär
  • Finnish: närhi
  • Ingrian: näri (in compound: sittanäri)
  • Karelian: närhi
  • Livvi: närhi
  • Ludian: näröi
  • Veps: näriž
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä) näri, näre

Further reading edit

  • näär”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012