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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/karva

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

From earlier *kawra, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Lithuanian gauras (“hair, tuft of hair”), Latvian gauri (“pubic hair”)).

Noun

*karva

  1. body hair
  2. fur
  3. color

Inflection
Inflection of *karva
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *karva *karvat
accusative *karvan *karvat
genitive *karvan *karvadën
*karvoidën
partitive *karvada *karvoida
inessive *karvassa
*karvahna		 *karvoissa
*karvoihna
elative *karvasta *karvoista
illative *karvahën *karvoihën
adessive *karvalla *karvoilla
ablative *karvalta *karvoilta
allative *karvalën
*karvalëk		 *karvoilën
*karvoilëk
essive *karvana *karvoina
translative *karvaksi *karvoiksi
instructive *karvan *karvoin
comitative *karvanëk *karvoinëk
abessive *karvatta *karvoitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: karv
  • Finnish: karva
  • Ingrian: karva
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian:
    • Courland Livonian: kǭra
    • Vidzeme Livonian: kara
  • Livvi: karvu
  • Ludian: karv
  • Veps: karv
  • Võro: karv
  • Votic: karvõ

Further reading
  • “karv”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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