Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vësa

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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

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

*vësa[1]

  1. shoot, sprout or sapling of a tree
  2. young deciduous tree

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: võsa
  • Finnish: vesa
  • Ingrian: vesa
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: võzā
  • Livvi: veza
  • Ludian: veza
  • Veps: veza
  • Võro: võso
  • Votic: võsa

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*vësa”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎ (in Finnish)

Further reading

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