Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sëëra-

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

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Northern Sami -suorran, in compound word njunnesuorran.

Noun

*sëëra-

1. nostril

Descendants

• Estonian: sõõre
• Finnish: sierain
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: šierain
  • South Karelian: sierain
• Livvi: sierain
• Livonian: sȭrmõz
• Veps: -särmed (in compound: nenasärmed)
• Võro: sõõrmas, sõõrmõs, sõõrõq
• Votic: sõõrmõd

Further reading

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