Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sara

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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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *starrō (whence Old Norse stǫrr), or from earlier Pre-Germanic.

Noun

*sara

  1. sedge (plant of the genus Carex)
    Synonym: *tarna

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: sara
  • Karelian: šara
  • Livvi: šara
  • Ludian: sara
  • Veps: sara- (in compound: sarahein)

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “sara”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN