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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hera

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Probably from earlier *šera, possibly borrowed from some descendant of Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to flow”) (compare Latin sērum). According to Koivulehto, the Finnic word could be borrowed from Proto-Germanic *sera-, but this root is hypothetical, as there are no known Germanic descendants.

Noun

*hera

  1. whey

Inflection
Inflection of *hera
singular plural
nominative *hera *herat
accusative *heran *herat
genitive *heran *heraden
*heroiden
partitive *herada *heroida
inessive *herassa *heroissa
elative *herasta *heroista
illative *herahen *heroihen
adessive *heralla *heroilla
ablative *heralta *heroilta
allative *heralen *heroilen
essive *herana *heroina
translative *heraksi *heroiksi
instructive *heran *heroin
comitative *heranek *heroinek
abessive *herakta *heroikta

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Estonian: hõra- (in compound: hõrasilm)
  • Finnish: hera
  • Ingrian: hera- (in compound: heravesi)
  • Karelian: hera
  • Livonian: õrā
  • Livvi: hera
  • Ludian: hera
  • Võro: hõra- (in compound: hõrasilm)

Further reading
  • sõra- in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “hera”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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