Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vajëh

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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]

Probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *waješe-, or from the same root as *vajaga, *vajot'ak (with +‎ *-ëh).

Noun[edit]

*vajëh[1]

  1. gap

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: vahe
  • Finnish: vaihe
  • Livonian: va’it
  • Livvi: vajeh
  • Ludian: vajeh
  • Veps: vajeh
  • Võro: vaheq
  • Votic: vahõ

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*vajëh”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading[edit]

  • vahe”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vaihe”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN