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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kanarba

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

Unknown

Noun

*kanarba

  1. heather (Calluna vulgaris)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kanarbik
  • Finnish: kanerva, (dialectal) kanarva
  • Ingrian: kanerva
  • Karelian: kanarvo, kanarva
  • Livvi: kanabro
  • Ludian: kanabr
  • Veps: kanabr
  • Võro: kanarv, kanaarv
  • Votic: kanabro, kanõrvo
  • Russian: (dialectal) канáбра (kanábra)

Further reading

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