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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vasara

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

From earlier *waśara, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáȷ́ras. Akin also to Proto-Samic *veačērē, Erzya узере (uzere, “axe”), Moksha узерь (uzerʹ, “axe”).

Noun

*vasara

  1. hammer

Inflection
Inflection of *vasara
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *vasara *vasarat
accusative *vasaran *vasarat
genitive *vasaran *vasaraden
*vasaroiden
partitive *vasarata *vasaroita
inessive *vasarassa
*vasarahna		 *vasaroissa
*vasaroihna
elative *vasarasta *vasaroista
illative *vasarasen *vasaroisen
adessive *vasaralla *vasaroilla
ablative *vasaralta *vasaroilta
allative *vasaralen
*vasaralek		 *vasaroilen
*vasaroilek
essive *vasarana *vasaroina
translative *vasaraksi *vasaroiksi
instructive *vasaran *vasaroin
comitative *vasaranek *vasaroinek
abessive *vasaratta *vasaroitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: vasar
  • Finnish: vasara
  • Ingrian: vasara, (Soikkola) vassaara
  • Karelian: (Northern) vasara, (Southern) vazara
  • Livonian: vazār
  • Livvi: vazar
  • Ludian: vazarain
  • Veps: vazaraine
  • Võro: vassar'
  • Votic: vasarõ
  • → Latgalian: vasars
  • → Latvian: veseris

References
  • vasar in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  • Joki, Aulis J. (1973) Uralier und Indogermanen [Uralians and Indo-Europeans] (Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia; 151) (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN
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