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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/mardas

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás (dead), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós.

Adjective

*mardas

  1. dead
  2. dying

Usage notes

May have been used to form a compound noun meaning "epidermis", though the precise formation is unrecoverable. Compare e.g. Estonian marrask, Finnish marraskesi, Ingrian marraskettu, Karelian marrasnahka, Ludian mardaznahk, Livonian mǭrdugnǭ'g (the second component being variably from *keci, *kettu, *nahka).

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (dead): *koollut, *surnut
  • (dying): *kooleba, *sureba

Descendants

References

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