Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vagas

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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]

Unknown. Possibly someway derived from *vaka or *vakka, or alternatively, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *vaikas (whence Lithuanian vaikas), but this is uncertain due to the phonetic issues.

Noun[edit]

*vagas[1]

  1. infant

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

From *vagas:

  • Votic: vagazlahsi (Mati) (+ lahsi)

From *vakahainën (derived with *-inën):

References[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vakahainen”, 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