Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vankkuri

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. Remotely similar to Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, but there is no convincing proposal for the phonetic development.

Noun edit

*vankkuri

  1. cart, wagon

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: vanker
  • Finnish: vankkurit pl
  • Ingrian: vankkuri
  • Võro: vankri
  • Votic: vankkuri

Further reading edit

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