Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/orih

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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

Possibly derived from *ora, or alternatively possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic (whence Lithuanian aržilas (stallion)).This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. suffix

Noun

*orih[1]

  1. stallion (male horse)
    Synonym: *ubëh

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) ori
  • Finnish: ori, orhi
    • Northern Sami: ore
  • Ingrian: ori
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: orih
  • Ludian: orih
  • Veps: oreh, orih

From *orik'as ~ *orikka:

From *orikkoi:

References

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

Further reading

  • orikas”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012