Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sorsa

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 in some fashion related to Proto-Samic *šuoδšō. Since the word does not regularly correspond to the Finnic one, the two may be borrowed from a common substrate source.

Alternative forms

• *soorsa, *soorsas

Noun

*sorsa

1. duck, mallard

Inflection

Inflection of *sorsa

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*sorsa	*sorsat
accusative		*sorsan	*sorsat
genitive		*sorsan	*sorsadën *sorsëidën
partitive		*sorsada	*sorsëida
inessive		*sorsassa *sorsahna	*sorsëissa *sorsëihna
elative		*sorsasta	*sorsëista
illative		*sorsahën	*sorsëihën
adessive		*sorsalla	*sorsëilla
ablative		*sorsalta	*sorsëilta
allative		*sorsalën *sorsalëk	*sorsëilën *sorsëilëk
essive		*sorsana	*sorsëina
translative		*sorsaksi	*sorsëiksi
instructive		*sorsan	*sorsëin
comitative		*sorsanëk	*sorsëinëk
abessive		*sorsatta	*sorsëitta

Synonyms

• *partti

Descendants

From *sorsa:

• Finnish: sorsa
• Ingrian: sorsa
  • → Votic: sorsõ
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: šorša
  • South Karelian: šorža
• Livvi: sorzu
• Ludian: sorz
• Veps: sorz
• → Northern Sami: suorsá

From *soorsa(s):

• Estonian: soorsk, soorts, soosk, sõrtsas
• Finnish: suorsa
• Votic: soorsõ

References

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