Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sapa

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-Baltic *stabara- (whence Lithuanian stabaras (dried branch) and Latvian stebere (cow's tail)).

Noun edit

*sapa

  1. tail (of an animal)
    Synonym: *häntä

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

From *sapa:

  • Estonian: saba
  • Finnish: (dialectal) sapa

From *sapara/o:

From *tapara:

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “sapa”, 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