Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/arta

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

Borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?] (whence Latvian ārds, Lithuanian ãrdas).[1] A doublet of *orci.

Noun

*arta

  1. drying rack or pole (for drying hay, fishnets etc.)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) ardu
  • Finnish: (dialectal) aarto, arto, (obsolete) arta
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: uarto
    • South Karelian: uardo
  • Livvi: ardo
  • Ludian: ard
  • Veps: ard
  • Võro: ardu
  • Votic: aarto

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “arto”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 11 August 2024

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “aarto”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN