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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/urka

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

Probably related to *orko and *ura.

Noun

*urka

  1. small stream
  2. groove, furrow
  3. hole

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: urg
  • Finnish: (dialectal) urkama
  • Livonian: (Courland) ūrga, (Salaca) urg
  • Võro: urg

From *urkka:

  • Livvi: urkku

Further reading

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