Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/saira

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

From Proto-Finno-Permic *śajȣrᴈ.

Noun edit

*saira

  1. nit (egg of a louse)

Descendants edit

From *sairë-:

  • Estonian: saere

From *sairut:

From *sairava > *saivara, *saivar(ë):

Further reading edit

  • Entry #1581 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “saivar”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN