Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vihko

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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wiskō, *wiskaz.

Noun

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*vihko

  1. bundle, sheaf

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: vihk
  • Finnish: vihko
  • Ingrian: vihko
  • Karelian: vihko
  • Livonian: vī’gõ
  • Livvi: vihko
  • Ludian: vihk
  • Veps: vihk
  • Võro: vihk
  • Votic: vihko

Further reading

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