Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/orci

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

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Etymology

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From earlier *orti, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *ardis (whence Latvian ārds, Lithuanian ãrdas). A doublet of *arta.

Noun

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*orci

  1. horizontal support beam under the roof
  2. roost, perch

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: õrs
  • Finnish: orsi
  • Ingrian: orsi
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: vȯŗž
  • Livvi: orzi
  • Ludian: orž
  • Veps: orz'
  • Võro: ors'
  • Votic: õrsi

Further reading

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  • õrs”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “orsi”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN