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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vaka

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Cognate with Proto-Samic *vuokē.

Adjective

*vaka

  1. calm
  2. steady, stable

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vaga
  • Finnish: vaka (archaic), vakaa
  • Ingrian: vaka
  • Livonian: vagā
  • Võro: vaga
  • Votic: vaka

Further reading

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