Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/harja

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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

From earlier *šarja, from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian šerys. Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *hērą (hair).

Noun

*harja[1]

  1. tuft (of hair)
  2. crest
  3. mane
  4. brush

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: hari
  • Finnish: harja
  • Ingrian: harja
  • Karelian: harja
  • Livonian: ōŗa
  • Livvi: harju
  • Ludian: haŕď
  • Veps: harj
  • Võro: hari
  • Votic: arjõ

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*harja”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎ (in Finnish)
  • hari”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012