Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vinka

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 1 edit

Possibly from the same root as Etymology 2. Alternatively, possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian dvinga).

Noun edit

*vinka

  1. fume, smoke, reek

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: ving
  • Finnish: (dialectal) vinka
  • Ingrian: vinka
  • Karelian: vinkerä
  • Livonian: ving
  • Votic: vinkõ

Etymology 2 edit

Probably onomatopoeic origin.

Noun edit

*vinka

  1. cold wind
Inflection edit
Descendants edit

Further reading edit

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