Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/varpu-

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

Borrowed from Early Old East Slavic вороби́и (vorobíi), or from Late Proto-Slavic *vorbьjь.

Noun

*varpu-[1]

  1. sparrow (bird)

Descendants

From *varpuinën (+ *-inën):

  • Finnish: varpunen
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: varpuni
    • South Karelian: varbune

From *varpulainën (+ *-lainën):

  • Estonian: varblane
  • Finnish: (archaic, dialectal) varpulainen
  • Ingrian: värpyläine
  • Võro: varblanõ

From *varpoi (+ *-oi):

References

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

Further reading

  • “varblane”, 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), “varpunen”, 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
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