Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vaagas

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

Borrowed from early Proto-Norse [script needed] (*wāgaz), from Proto-Germanic *wēgaz.[1]

Noun edit

*vaagas (Northern Finnic)

  1. wave
    Synonyms: *alto, *lainëh
  2. pain
    Synonyms: *kipu, *valo

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: (poetic, rare) vaa’as, ? vaakalintu
  • Karelian:

References edit

  1. ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vaa’as”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN