Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vihta

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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

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Etymology

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Probably sound-symbolic.

Noun

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*vihta[1]

  1. bundle of twigs with leaves
  2. bath broom

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: viht
  • Finnish: vihta
  • Võro: viht
  • Votic: vihtõ

References

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

Further reading

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  • viht”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vihta”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN