Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/varsa

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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 Indo-Iranian. Compare e.g. Sanskrit वृषन् (vṛṣan, male animal), Ossetian вурс (vurs, stallion).

Noun

*varsa[1]

  1. a foal, in particular a male one; a young stallion

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References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*varsa”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎ (in Finnish)
  • 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; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN