Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vasa

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finno-Permic [Term?], borrowed from Proto-Iranian *wacáh (yearling calf), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (year). Other Uralic words from the same source include Proto-Samic *vuosē, Erzya ваз (vaz, calf), Moksha ваз (vaz, calf).[1] The Iranian word was also separately borrowed into Mansi (e.g. Northern Mansi [script needed] (wāsiɣ, moose calf)).

Noun

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*vasa[2]

  1. calf

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: vasa
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: vaza
  • Ludian: vaza
  • Veps: vaza
  • Votic: (Kattila) vasa

References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “vasa”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-02-29
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*vasa”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)