Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/takra

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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Borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáHtram (whence Sanskrit दात्र (dātrá)).[1]

Noun

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*takra

  1. piece of meat
  2. bait

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: (dialectal) takra
  • Ingrian: tagra
  • Karelian: takra
  • Ludian: tagr
  • Veps: tagr
  • Proto-Samic: *tāvrō

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “takra”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (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

References

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  1. ^ Holopainen, Sampsa (2019) Indo-Iranian borrowings in Uralic: Critical overview of sound substitutions and distribution criterion[1], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN, pages 271–272