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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/märkä

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.

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Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Latvian mērka (soaked item, humidity), Lithuanian merkti (to water).

Adjective

*märkä

  1. wet, moist

Noun

*märkä

  1. pus

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: märg
  • Finnish: märkä
  • Ingrian: märkä
  • Karelian: märkä
  • Livonian: mǟrga
  • Livvi: märgy
  • Ludian: märg
  • Veps: märg
  • Votic: märtše

References

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