Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vaikko

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.

Noun edit

*vaikko

  1. resin
    Synonym: *pihka
  2. earwax

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: vaik
  • Finnish: (dialectal) vaikko
  • Ingrian: vaikko
  • Karelian: vaikko
  • Võro: vaik
  • Votic: vaikko

From *vaikku:

Further reading edit

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