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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

Possibly *varpa (thin stick, twig) + *-s.

Noun

*varbas

  1. toe

Inflection

Descendants

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

Further reading

  • varb in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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