Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hara

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier *šara (cognate with Proto-Samic *suorē), possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian zars, Lithuanian žarà).

Noun

*hara[1]

  1. branch, fork
  2. forked tool, rake

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) ara
  • Finnish: hara
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: hara
    • South Karelian: hara

From *haro(i) (+ *-o ~ *-oi):

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*hara”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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