Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/harja
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From earlier *šarja, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *śarja(s), (whence dialectal Latvian saris, saŗi pl (“pig's bristle, horsehairs, mane of a horse, hairs”), standard Latvian sars, Lithuanian šerys).[1] Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *hērą (“hair”).
Noun
*harja[2]
- mane (of a horse)
- bristle (of a pig)
- crest, comb (of a bird)
- brush (implement)
- Synonym: *suka
- ridge (of a roof, a hill)
Inflection
Inflection of *harja
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *harja | *harjat | |
| accusative | *harjan | *harjat | |
| genitive | *harjan | *harjadën *harjoidën | |
| partitive | *harjada | *harjoida | |
| inessive | *harjassa *harjahna |
*harjoissa *harjoihna | |
| elative | *harjasta | *harjoista | |
| illative | *harjahën | *harjoihën | |
| adessive | *harjalla | *harjoilla | |
| ablative | *harjalta | *harjoilta | |
| allative | *harjalën *harjalëk |
*harjoilën *harjoilëk | |
| essive | *harjana | *harjoina | |
| translative | *harjaksi | *harjoiksi | |
| instructive | *harjan | *harjoin | |
| comitative | *harjanëk | *harjoinëk | |
| abessive | *harjatta | *harjoitta | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Estonian: hari
- Finnish: harja
- Ingrian: harja
- Karelian:
- Livonian: ǭŗa, (Salaca) are
- Livvi: harju
- Ludian: haŕď
- Veps: harj
- Võro: hari
- Votic: arjõ
References
- ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “harja”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*harja”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary][2] (in Finnish)
- “hari”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012