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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vërka

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. Borrowing from Proto-Germanic *werką is unlikely.

Noun

*vërka

  1. gusset (small piece of cloth inserted in a garment)

Inflection
Inflection of *vërka
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *vërka *vërgat
accusative *vërgan *vërgat
genitive *vërgan *vërkadën
*vërkoidën
partitive *vërkada *vërkoida
inessive *vërgassa
*vërgahna		 *vërgoissa
*vërgoihna
elative *vërgasta *vërgoista
illative *vërkahën *vërkoihën
adessive *vërgalla *vërgoilla
ablative *vërgalta *vërgoilta
allative *vërkalën
*vërkalëk		 *vërkoilën
*vërkoilëk
essive *vërkana *vërkoina
translative *vërgaksi *vërgoiksi
instructive *vërgan *vërgoin
comitative *vërkanëk *vërkoinëk
abessive *vërgatta *vërgoitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: verka
  • Ingrian: verka
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: vergu
  • Ludian: verg
  • Veps: verg
  • Votic: võrkkõ, (Mati) võrka
  • → Proto-Samic: *vierkē (see there for further descendants)

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “verka”, in 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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