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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vaha

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 a Baltic language, compare Latvian vasks, Lithuanian vaškas.

Noun

*vaha

  1. wax

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vaha
  • Finnish: vaha
  • Ingrian: vaha
  • Karelian: vaha
  • Livonian: vǭ’
  • Livvi: vaha
  • Ludian: vaha
  • Veps: vaha
  • Võro: vaha
  • Votic: vaha

Further reading

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