Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tëpras

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed either from Proto-Germanic *þeuraz or *steuraz.

Noun[edit]

*tëpras

  1. cattle, bull

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: tõbras
  • Finnish: teuras
  • Võro: tõbras
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä) tõbrõz

Further reading[edit]

  • tõbras”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012