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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/harakka

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 of onomatopoeic origin. Alternatively, possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic *šarkā (whence Lithuanian šarka).[1]

Noun

*harakka

  1. magpie (bird of the genus Pica)

Inflection
Inflection of *harakka
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *harakka *harak'at
accusative *harak'an *harak'at
genitive *harak'an *harakkaden
*harakkoiden
partitive *harakkata *harakkoita
inessive *harak'assa
*harak'ahna		 *harak'oissa
*harak'oihna
elative *harak'asta *harak'oista
illative *harakkasen *harakkoisen
adessive *harak'alla *harak'oilla
ablative *harak'alta *harak'oilta
allative *harakkalen
*harakkalek		 *harakkoilen
*harakkoilek
essive *harakkana *harakkoina
translative *harak'aksi *harak'oiksi
instructive *harak'an *harak'oin
comitative *harakkanek *harakkoinek
abessive *harak'atta *harak'oitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: harakas
  • Finnish: harakka
  • Ingrian: harakka
  • Karelian: harakka
  • Livonian: arāgõz
  • Livvi: harakku
  • Ludian: harak, harag
  • Veps: harag
  • Võro: harak
  • Votic: aragõ

Further reading
  • harakas in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN

References
  1. Junttila, Santeri; Kallio, Petri; Holopainen, Sampsa; Kuokkala, Juha; Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “harakka”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2022-11-29
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