Niklas Metsäranta
Biographic Data
| ID | 6855442 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Niklas Metsäranta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Niklas |
| FAMILY NAME | Metsäranta |
| SIGNATURE | METSÄRANTA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1442-6809 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The language-contact landscape in the Baltics during the first millennium BC
It is well known that Finnic obtained a large number of loanwords from both Germanic and Baltic, and inferences about the nature of these contacts and the lives of the people speaking these languages have been made based on the existing loanword material. In this paper we go deeper into the topic via a novel combination of three aspects. First, we divided Finnic into the stages Early, Middle, and Late Proto-Finnic and focused specifically on Germ…
An areal-etymological approach to semantic reconstruction of Proto-Uralic kin terms
Languages vary in how they order their kin terms. Kin terms and systems in Uralic languages have changed considerably over time, which has caused challenges for the reconstruction of Proto-Uralic kin terms. There are terms that cannot be reconstructed altogether, terms that can be fairly reliably reconstructed both phonologically and semantically, and terms that, while being easily reconstructed phonologically, exhibit semantic variation that is …
Ein Fall für zwei (oder drei) – Liquid metathesis substitution in Germanic loanwords in Finnic
Itämerensuomen germaanilainojen likvidametateesisubstituutiosta: uusia ja vanhoja tapauksiaTässä artikkelissa käsittelen itämerensuomen vanhoissa germaanilainoissa tavattavaa niin kutsuttua likvidametateesia, jossa sananalkuisen konsonanttiyhtymän jälkiosana oleva likvida heittyy sanansisäiseen asemaan. Alkuun artikkelissa tarkastelen lyhyesti entuudestaankin tunnettuja likvidametateesitapauksia, pääasiallisena mielenkiinnon kohteenani on kuitenk…
Diachronic derivation
This article discusses the etymology of four Mari words: Proto-Mari *čükte- ‘light, set fire to’, *poδəla- ‘spoon, slurp’, *pükte- ‘brood (eggs)’, and *püəž- ‘sweat’. After examining the words structurally, an argument is put forth that the words represent historical derivatives. This analysis is the key to unlocking their phonological development, which then allows us to find suitable cognates elsewhere in Uralic. It is concluded that Proto-Mari…
Kinship Terminologies of the Circum-Baltic Area
Contact and areal studies of kinship terminologies have by now received too little attention in social anthropology and linguistics. To fill in one of numerous research gaps, we investigated kinship terminologies of the Circum-Baltic ( CB ) area. We discovered many heterogeneous overlapping micro- and macro-convergences belonging to different temporal strata and contact situations. This was especially the case with loanwords, whereas certain calq…
Sister’, ’Daughter’ and ’Brother’ — Etymological Discussion of a Few Borrowed Uralic Kinship Terms
In this article, three Indo-European loan etymologies for Uralic kinship terms meaning â sisterâ , â daughterâ and â brotherâ are discussed and a thorough etymological analysis of the words is given based on the latest research. An attempt is made to try and untangle the multitude of ways in which the relationship of these words can be interpreted and to provide the most probable scenario for whence the words entered the lexicons of Uralic langua…
Borrowability of kinship terms in Uralic languages
Kinship terms are assumed to be universal and central to social life, and consequently they are not particularly prone to borrowing. Borrowing of kinship terms does happen, however, and this provides us a lens with which to evaluate the nature and intensity of contact situations. In this study, we provide a general overview of the borrowability of kinship terms into the Uralic languages. We collected kinship terms from twenty Uralic languages and…
A bridge too far – A Uralic perspective on Volga Bulgarian
Besprechung Agyagási, Klára. 2019. Chuvash historical phonetics: An areal linguistic study. With an appendix on the role of Proto-Mari in the history of Chuvash vocalism (Turcologica 17). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. XII + 334 pp
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A bridge too far – A Uralic perspective on Volga Bulgarian
Besprechung Agyagási, Klára. 2019. Chuvash historical phonetics: An areal linguistic study. With an appendix on the role of Proto-Mari in the history of Chuvash vocalism (Turcologica 17). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. XII + 334 pp
Sister’, ’Daughter’ and ’Brother’ — Etymological Discussion of a Few Borrowed Uralic Kinship Terms
In this article, three Indo-European loan etymologies for Uralic kinship terms meaning â sisterâ , â daughterâ and â brotherâ are discussed and a thorough etymological analysis of the words is given based on the latest research. An attempt is made to try and untangle the multitude of ways in which the relationship of these words can be interpreted and to provide the most probable scenario for whence the words entered the lexicons of Uralic langua…
Borrowability of kinship terms in Uralic languages
Kinship terms are assumed to be universal and central to social life, and consequently they are not particularly prone to borrowing. Borrowing of kinship terms does happen, however, and this provides us a lens with which to evaluate the nature and intensity of contact situations. In this study, we provide a general overview of the borrowability of kinship terms into the Uralic languages. We collected kinship terms from twenty Uralic languages and…
Ein Fall für zwei (oder drei) – Liquid metathesis substitution in Germanic loanwords in Finnic
Itämerensuomen germaanilainojen likvidametateesisubstituutiosta: uusia ja vanhoja tapauksiaTässä artikkelissa käsittelen itämerensuomen vanhoissa germaanilainoissa tavattavaa niin kutsuttua likvidametateesia, jossa sananalkuisen konsonanttiyhtymän jälkiosana oleva likvida heittyy sanansisäiseen asemaan. Alkuun artikkelissa tarkastelen lyhyesti entuudestaankin tunnettuja likvidametateesitapauksia, pääasiallisena mielenkiinnon kohteenani on kuitenk…
Diachronic derivation
This article discusses the etymology of four Mari words: Proto-Mari *čükte- ‘light, set fire to’, *poδəla- ‘spoon, slurp’, *pükte- ‘brood (eggs)’, and *püəž- ‘sweat’. After examining the words structurally, an argument is put forth that the words represent historical derivatives. This analysis is the key to unlocking their phonological development, which then allows us to find suitable cognates elsewhere in Uralic. It is concluded that Proto-Mari…
Kinship Terminologies of the Circum-Baltic Area
Contact and areal studies of kinship terminologies have by now received too little attention in social anthropology and linguistics. To fill in one of numerous research gaps, we investigated kinship terminologies of the Circum-Baltic ( CB ) area. We discovered many heterogeneous overlapping micro- and macro-convergences belonging to different temporal strata and contact situations. This was especially the case with loanwords, whereas certain calq…
The language-contact landscape in the Baltics during the first millennium BC
It is well known that Finnic obtained a large number of loanwords from both Germanic and Baltic, and inferences about the nature of these contacts and the lives of the people speaking these languages have been made based on the existing loanword material. In this paper we go deeper into the topic via a novel combination of three aspects. First, we divided Finnic into the stages Early, Middle, and Late Proto-Finnic and focused specifically on Germ…
An areal-etymological approach to semantic reconstruction of Proto-Uralic kin terms
Languages vary in how they order their kin terms. Kin terms and systems in Uralic languages have changed considerably over time, which has caused challenges for the reconstruction of Proto-Uralic kin terms. There are terms that cannot be reconstructed altogether, terms that can be fairly reliably reconstructed both phonologically and semantically, and terms that, while being easily reconstructed phonologically, exhibit semantic variation that is …
Linguistics and language evolution (8 works) · Linguistics and Cultural Studies (6 works) · History (5 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Kinship (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Genealogy (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Political science (3 works)