Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/varbas

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

Probably from *varpa (“thin stick, twig”) +‎ *-s.

Noun

*varbas[1]

  1. toe

Inflection

Inflection of *varbas
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *varbas *varpahët
accusative *varpahën *varpahët
genitive *varpahën *varbastën
*varpahidën
partitive *varbasta *varpahita
inessive *varpahëssa
*varpahëhna 		*varpahissa
*varpahihna
elative *varpahësta *varpahista
illative *varpahësën *varpahisën
adessive *varpahëlla *varpahilla
ablative *varpahëlta *varpahilta
allative *varpahëlën
*varpahëlëk 		*varpahilën
*varpahilëk
essive *varbassa *varpahina
translative *varpahëksi *varpahiksi
instructive *varpahën *varpahin
comitative *varbassëk *varpahinëk
abessive *varpahëtta *varpahitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: varvas
  • Finnish: varvas
  • Ingrian: varvas
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: varvaš
    • South Karelian: varvaš
  • Livonian: vārbaz
  • Livvi: varvas
  • Ludian: barbaz
  • Veps: barbaz, (Southern) varbaz
  • Võro: varbas
  • Votic: varvõz

References

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

Further reading

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