Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sëëra-

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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 related to Northern Sami -suorran, in compound word njunnesuorran.

Noun

*sëëra-^[1]

nostril

Descendants

Estonian: sõõre
Finnish: sierain
Karelian:
- North Karelian: šierain
- South Karelian: sierain
Livvi: sierain
Livonian: sȭrmõz
Veps: -särmed (in compound: nenasärmed)
Võro: sõõrmas, sõõrmõs, sõõrõq
Votic: sõõrmõd

References

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

Further reading

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

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