Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vanha

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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 Proto-Finno-Permic *wanša. Cognate with Proto-Permic *wanša (whence Komi-Zyrian важ (važ) and Udmurt вуж (vuž)). In the past was also considered a possible borrowing from Proto-Germanic *wanhaz, *wanhą (crooked, bent, bad), but this is unlikely.

Adjective edit

*vanha

  1. old

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Antonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: vana
  • Finnish: vanha
  • Ingrian: vanha, (Ala-Laukaa) vana
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: vanā
  • Livvi: vanhu, vahnu
  • Ludian: vahn
  • Veps: vanh
  • Võro: vana, vahn
  • Votic: vana

References edit

  • vana”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), 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