Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/orja

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-Permic *orja, for which two different Proto-Indo-European etymologies have been proposed. Cognates include Erzya уре (ure), Moksha уре (ure), possibly Proto-Samic *oarjē (“south”).

Noun

*orja

slave
servant

Descendants

Estonian: ori
Finnish: orja
Ingrian: orja
Karelian orja
Livvi: orja
Livonian: vȱŗa (“holder for a shingles burnt for lighting”)
Veps: orj
Votic: orja (“servant”)

References

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