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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sapa

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

Borrowed from Proto-Baltic *stabara- (whence Lithuanian stabaras (dried branch) and Latvian stebere (cow's tail)).

Noun

*sapa

  1. tail (of an animal)
    Synonym: *häntä

Inflection

Descendants

From *sapa:

  • Estonian: saba
  • Finnish: (dialectal) sapa

From *sapara/o:

  • Finnish: saparo
  • Ingrian: sapara
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: sapero, saparo
    • South Karelian: sabero, sabaro

From *tapara:

  • Livonian: tabār

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), sapa”, in 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
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