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Erzya
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Etymology
From Proto-Mordvinic *kərga, whence also Moksha крга (krga). Likely borrowed from Proto-Slavic *kъrkъ (“neck”) or less likely from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow, devour”).
A connection with Proto-Finnic *kurkku (“throat”) has also been proposed, but considered doubtful.
Pronunciation
Noun
кирьга • (kiŕga)
Declension
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References
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ , Saransk, →ISBN
- Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial, Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26.
- Entry #1342 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.