Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sorsa

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 in some fashion related to Proto-Samic *šuoδšō. Since the word does not regularly correspond to the Finnic one, the two may be borrowed from a common substrate source.

Alternative forms

*soorsa, *soorsas

Noun

*sorsa

duck, mallard

Inflection

Inflection of *sorsa

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*sorsa	*sorsat
accusative	*sorsan	*sorsat
genitive	*sorsan	sorsadën sorsëidën
partitive	*sorsada	*sorsëida
inessive	sorsassa sorsahna	sorsëissa sorsëihna
elative	*sorsasta	*sorsëista
illative	*sorsahën	*sorsëihën
adessive	*sorsalla	*sorsëilla
ablative	*sorsalta	*sorsëilta
allative	sorsalën sorsalëk	sorsëilën sorsëilëk
essive	*sorsana	*sorsëina
translative	*sorsaksi	*sorsëiksi
instructive	*sorsan	*sorsëin
comitative	*sorsanëk	*sorsëinëk
abessive	*sorsatta	*sorsëitta

Synonyms

*partti

Descendants

From *sorsa:

Finnish: sorsa
Ingrian: sorsa
- → Votic: sorsõ
Karelian:
- North Karelian: šorša
- South Karelian: šorža
Livvi: sorzu
Ludian: sorz
Veps: sorz
→ Northern Sami: suorsá

From *soorsa(s):

Estonian: soorsk, soorts, soosk, sõrtsas
Finnish: suorsa
Votic: soorsõ

References

Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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