Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vasama

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 the root *vaśa- (whence Proto-Samic *vuočētēk) +‎ *-ma. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun edit

*vasama

  1. blunt-headed arrow

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: vasama
  • Karelian: vasama

Further reading edit

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