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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/herhiläinen

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

From earlier *šerši + *-läinen, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian sirsenis, Lithuanian širšė), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śirˀšō.

Noun

*herhiläinen

  1. hornet, wasp

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: herilane
  • Finnish: herhiläinen
    • Inari Sami: hárhulâš
  • Ingrian: hörhöläin
  • Karelian: herheläine
  • Võro: hüürläne
  • Votic: öröläine

Further reading

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