Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/harva

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

Probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *šorwa.

Adjective

*harva

1. sparse
2. rare

Inflection

Inflection of *harva

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*harva	*harvat
accusative		*harvan	*harvat
genitive		*harvan	*harvadën *harvoidën
partitive		*harvada	*harvoida
inessive		*harvassa *harvahna	*harvoissa *harvoihna
elative		*harvasta	*harvoista
illative		*harvahën	*harvoihën
adessive		*harvalla	*harvoilla
ablative		*harvalta	*harvoilta
allative		*harvalën *harvalëk	*harvoilën *harvoilëk
essive		*harvana	*harvoina
translative		*harvaksi	*harvoiksi
instructive		*harvan	*harvoin
comitative		*harvanëk	*harvoinëk
abessive		*harvatta	*harvoitta

Descendants

• Estonian: harv
• Finnish: harva
  • → Northern Sami: hárvi
• Ingrian: harva
• Karelian: harva
• Livonian: ǭra
• Livvi: harvu
• Ludian: harv
• Veps: harv
• Võro: harv
• Votic: arvõ

Further reading

• “harv”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
• Entry #1010 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.