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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sorsa

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

Unknown. Possibly in some fashion related to Proto-Samic *šuoδšō. Since the word does not regularly correspond to the Finnic one, the two may be borrowed from a common substrate source.

Alternative forms
  • *soorsa(s)

Noun

*sorsa

  1. duck, mallard

Inflection
Inflection of *sorsa
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *sorsa *sorsat
accusative *sorsan *sorsat
genitive *sorsan *sorsaden
*sorseiden
partitive *sorsada *sorseida
inessive *sorsassa
*sorsahna		 *sorseissa
*sorseihna
elative *sorsasta *sorseista
illative *sorsahen *sorseihen
adessive *sorsalla *sorseilla
ablative *sorsalta *sorseilta
allative *sorsalen
*sorsalek		 *sorseilen
*sorseilek
essive *sorsana *sorseina
translative *sorsaksi *sorseiksi
instructive *sorsan *sorsein
comitative *sorsanek *sorseinek
abessive *sorsatta *sorseitta

Synonyms
  • *partti

Descendants

From *sorsa:

  • Finnish: sorsa
  • Ingrian: sorsa
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: sorzu
  • Ludian: sorz
  • Veps: sorz
  • → Northern Sami: suorsá

From *soorsa(s):

  • Estonian: soorsk, soorts, soosk, sõrtsas
  • Finnish: suorsa
  • Votic: soorsõ

References
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) 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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