Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/parvi

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 1

    From Proto-Uralic *parewa, *parewe.[1]

    Noun

    *parvi[2]

    1. flock, group (of animals)
    Inflection
    Descendants
    • Estonian: parv
    • Finnish: parvi
    • Ingrian: parvi
    • Karelian:
    • Livvi: parvi
    • Veps: parveh
    • Võro: parv́
    • Votic: parvi

    Etymology 2

      Probably from Etymology 1, perhaps originally in the sense "group of logs joined together". Cognates include Proto-Samic *poarēvē (raft), Northern Khanty пөр (pør, raft) and Tundra Nenets [script needed] (pārī).

      Noun

      *parvi

      1. raft
        Synonym: *lautta
      2. loft
      Inflection
      Descendants

      References

      1. ^ Aikio, Ante: The Finnic ‘secondary e-stems’ and Proto-Uralic vocalism SUSA/JSFOu 95 (2015) [1]
      2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*parvi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)

      Further reading

      • parv”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012