Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/turbëh

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-Germanic *turbz.

Noun

*turbëh

  1. turf, peat

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: turve
  • Ingrian: turve
  • Karelian: turveh
  • Livvi: turveh
  • Ludian: turbiž, turbeh
  • Veps: turbiž, turbez
  • Votic: turvõ

From *turbas:

Further reading

  • Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*turbas”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
  • turvas”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012