Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/uros

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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

Disputed, but cognate with Proto-Samic *orēs. Traditionally held to be a derivation of Proto-Finno-Ugric *urɜ (whence Hungarian úr, but note that it also has alternative etymologies). LÄGLOS however supports an alternative etymology by Hofstra, which instead posits a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *ūraz (aurochs), in which case the original meaning must have been "male animal".

Noun

*uros[1]

  1. (Northern Finnic) male
  2. (Northern Finnic) man

Inflection

There are actually two declensions, s-stem and ks-stem, as evidenced by Finnish.

Descendants

  • Finnish: uros
  • Ingrian: urohoin, urroisa
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: uroz
  • Ludian: uroi
  • Veps: uros

References

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

Further reading

  • Entry #1094 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “uros”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (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