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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/toores

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

Possibly borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian dõras (good, suitable).

Adjective

*toores

  1. raw (uncooked)
  2. fresh
  3. moist

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: toores
  • Karelian: tuores
  • Livonian: tūorõz
  • Livvi: tuores
  • Ludian: tuorez
  • Veps: torez
  • Võro: toorõs, tooras

From *tooreh:

  • Finnish: tuore
  • Ingrian: toore
  • Karelian: tuoreh
  • Votic: toorõ

Further reading

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