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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/orpoi

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

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *orpa, likely borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárbʰas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos. Cognates include Proto-Samic *oarpēs, Hungarian árva.

Noun

*orpoi

  1. orphan

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: orpo, (dialectal) orvoi
    • → Estonian: orb
  • Ingrian: orpoi
  • Karelian: orpoi, orboi

References

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