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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vaksa

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

From Proto-Finno-Permic *waksa. Cognate with Proto-Samic *vuopsē.

Noun

*vaksa

  1. span (unit of measurement)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vaks
  • Finnish: vaaksa
  • Ingrian: vaaksa
  • Karelian: voaksa
  • Livonian: vaksā
  • Livvi: vuaksu
  • Ludian: voaks
  • Veps: vaks
  • Võro: vass
  • Votic: vaassa

Further reading

  • vaks in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Entry #1682 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
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