Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/järki

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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

Unknown. Possibly a variant of the root in *jälki. The superficial similarity to Proto-Mongolic *jerge,[* 1] while noted, appears to be merely coincidental for want of any tenable explanation for a connection.

Noun

*järki

  1. row
  2. order, condition

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: järg (row, queue; turn (to do something))
  • Finnish: järki (sense, reason, logic; (obsolete) order)
  • Ingrian: järkenää (immediately, at once)
  • Karelian: järki (order, state of being, condition)
  • Livvi: järilleh (back)
  • Ludian: d'ärgilleh (back)
  • Veps: järg (just, completely), (dialectal) d'ärk
  • Võro: järg (turn (to do something))
  • Votic: (Kattila, Mati) järkeä, (Pummala) järkeäzä (immediately, at once)
  • Proto-Samic: *jearkë (weather conditions)

References

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Notes

  1. ^ Note that the Proto-Mongolic *j is an affricate /d͡ʒ/ (English j), not the same as the Proto-Finnic *j, which is a glide /j/ (English y).