Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/karnëh

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

Proto-Uralic *karne +‎ *-ëh

Noun

*karnëh[1]

  1. raven (Corvus corax)
    Synonym: *ronkka

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: kaarne
  • Ingrian: kaarne
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kuarneh
    • South Karelian: kuarnis
  • Livvi: kuarneh
  • Ludian: kuarniž
  • Veps: karniš

From *karna(s):

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*karnëh”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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