Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sarvi

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

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *śarwe (often also reconstructed as *śorwa), borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥wa,[1] ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-. Cognates within Uralic include Proto-Samic *čoarvē, Hungarian szarv. Doublet of *hirvi, *hirvas.

Noun

*sarvi[2]

  1. horn

Inflection

Inflection of *sarvi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *sarvi *sarvët
accusative *sarvën *sarvët
genitive *sarvën *sarvëdën
*sarvidën
partitive *sarvëda *sarvida
inessive *sarvëssa
*sarvëhna 		*sarvissa
*sarvihna
elative *sarvësta *sarvista
illative *sarvëhën *sarvihën
adessive *sarvëlla *sarvilla
ablative *sarvëlta *sarvilta
allative *sarvëlën
*sarvëlëk 		*sarvilën
*sarvilëk
essive *sarvëna *sarvina
translative *sarvëksi *sarviksi
instructive *sarvën *sarvin
comitative *sarvënëk *sarvinëk
abessive *sarvëtta *sarvitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: sarv
  • Finnish: sarvi
  • Ingrian: sarvi
  • Karelian: šarvi, sarvi
  • Livonian: sǭra, (Salaca) saru
  • Livvi: sarvi
  • Ludian: sarʹv
  • Veps: sarʹv
  • Votic: sarvi

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “sarvi”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*sarvi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)
  • “sarv”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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