Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rapa

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

    Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *drabaz.

    Noun

    *rapa[1]

    1. dregs, residue mass from making beer
    Inflection
    Descendants
    • Estonian: raba
    • Finnish: rapa
    • Ingrian: rapa
    • Karelian:
      • North Karelian: rapa
      • South Karelian: raba
    • Livonian: rabā
    • Livvi: raba
    • Ludian: raba
    • Veps: raba
    • Votic: rapa

    References

    1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*rapa¹”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

    Further reading

    • raba”, 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), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[3] (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

    Etymology 2

      Probably of onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic origin (compare Finnish rapista (to patter, rustle; to crumble)).

      Noun

      *rapa[1]

      1. crushed stone, crumbly stone or another crumbly substance
      Inflection
      Derived terms
      Descendants

      References

      1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*rapa²”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)

      Further reading

      • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[4] (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