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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/virna

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

*virna

  1. creeping plant

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: virn
  • Finnish: virna
  • Karelian: virna- (in compound: virnaheinä)
  • Livonian: vīrnõg
  • Livvi: virna- (in compound: virnaheiny)
  • Võro: virn

Further reading

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