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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/saira

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-Permic *śajȣrᴈ.

Noun

*saira

nit (egg of a louse)

Descendants

From *sairë-:

Estonian: saere

From *sairut:

Veps: (Southern) sairud

From *sairava > *saivara, *saivar(ë):

Finnish: saivare, saivar, (dialectal) saivara, saivari
Ingrian: saivar
Karelian: saivar
⇒ Livvi: čaivoi
Ludian: saivar
Veps: saivar'
Votic: saivõr, saivõrõ

Further reading

Entry #1581 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “saivar”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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