Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/orih

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

Uncertain. Possibly derived from *ora, or alternatively possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Lithuanian aržilas (stallion)). Furthermore may be related to *orasa.

Noun

*orih[1]

  1. stallion (male horse)
    Synonym: *ubëh

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) ori
  • Finnish: ori, orhi
    • Northern Sami: ore
  • Ingrian: ori
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: orih
    • South Karelian: orih, oreh
  • Livvi: orih
  • Ludian: orih
  • Veps: oreh, orih

From *orik'as ~ *orikka:

  • Estonian: orikas
  • Finnish: (dialectal) orikka

From *orikkoi:

  • Finnish: (dialectal) orkko
  • Ingrian: orkkoi
  • Livonian: vȯ’ŗki
  • Võro: orik

References

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

Further reading

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