Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vaka

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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]

From earlier *waka. Cognate with Proto-Samic *vuokē. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adjective[edit]

*vaka

  1. calm
  2. steady, stable

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

  • vaga”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012