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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vakja

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

Borrowed from either Proto-Germanic *wagjaz, or Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian vadzis, Lithuanian vagis).

Noun

*vakja[1]

  1. wedge
  2. stake, pile

Declension

Descendants

  • Estonian: vai
  • Finnish: vaaja
  • Ingrian: vaakia
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: vuakie
    • South Karelian: vuagie
  • Livonian: vaigā
  • Võro: vag'a, vagja
  • Votic: vadʹdʹõ

References

  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–), *vakja”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

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