Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sagarva

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

Unknown. Possibly related to Proto-Samic *čeavrēs, which has been considered a substrate loan.

Noun

*sagarva

  1. otter

Inflection

Descendants

From *sagarva:

  • Finnish: (dialectal) saarva
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: šoarva
    • South Karelian: soarva , sagarvo
  • Livonian: sa’grõb
  • Livvi: sagarvo
  • Ludian: sagarv
  • Veps: sagarv
  • Võro: saarva

From *sagarma(s):

From *sagukkoi:

  • Finnish: saukko, (dialectal) saukoi

Further reading

  • saarmas”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “saarva”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (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
  • Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*sagar⇒”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)