Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/varsa
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wŕ̥šā (compare Sanskrit वृषन् (vṛṣan, “male animal”), Ossetian вурс (vurs, “stallion”)).[1]
Noun
*varsa[2]
Inflection
Inflection of *varsa
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *varsa | *varsat | |
| accusative | *varsan | *varsat | |
| genitive | *varsan | *varsadën *varsoidën | |
| partitive | *varsada | *varsoida | |
| inessive | *varsassa *varsahna |
*varsoissa *varsoihna | |
| elative | *varsasta | *varsoista | |
| illative | *varsahën | *varsoihën | |
| adessive | *varsalla | *varsoilla | |
| ablative | *varsalta | *varsoilta | |
| allative | *varsalën *varsalëk |
*varsoilën *varsoilëk | |
| essive | *varsana | *varsoina | |
| translative | *varsaksi | *varsoiksi | |
| instructive | *varsan | *varsoin | |
| comitative | *varsanëk | *varsoinëk | |
| abessive | *varsatta | *varsoitta | |
Coordinate terms
Descendants
- Estonian: varss
- Finnish: varsa
- Ingrian: varsa
- Karelian: varsa, varza
- → Russian: ва́ржа (várža, “foal”)
- Livonian: vārza
- Livvi: varzu
- Ludian: varz
- Veps: varz
- Votic: varsõ
References
- ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “varsa”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*varsa”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary][2] (in Finnish)
- 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