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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/harva

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 Proto-Finno-Ugric *šorwa.

Adjective

*harva

  1. sparse
  2. rare

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: harv
  • Finnish: harva
    • Northern Sami: hárvi
  • Ingrian: harva
  • Karelian: harva
  • Livonian: ǭra
  • Livvi: harvu
  • Ludian: harv
  • Veps: harv
  • Võro: harv
  • Votic: arva

Further reading

  • harv in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Entry #1010 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
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