Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/turva

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

Probably borrowed by metathesis from Proto-Germanic *trūwō (whence Swedish tro (belief, reliability)).

Noun edit

*turva

  1. protection, safety, security

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: turv
  • Finnish: turva
  • Ingrian: turva
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: turvu
  • Veps: turviš, turvil
  • Votic: (Rudja) turva

Further reading edit

  • turv”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “turva”, 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