Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sarana

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

Origin disputed. Two etymologies have been presented, both with phonetic difficulties:

Akin to Komi-Zyrian дзир (dźir, “hinge”), Udmurt ӟиры (dźiry, “hinge”) and dialectal Hungarian csir (“bolt in a hinge”), thus from Proto-Finno-Ugric.
By metathesis from earlier *sanara, borrowed from Baltic (compare Lithuanian sąnaras (“hinge”), sąnarys (“joint”)).

Noun

*sarana

(Northern Finnic) hinge on a door

Descendants

Finnish: sarana
Ingrian: sarana
Karelian: šarana

References

Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN