Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vaka

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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

From earlier *waka. Cognate with Proto-Samic *vuokē. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adjective

*vaka[1]

  1. calm
  2. steady, stable

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vaga
  • Finnish: vakaa, (archaic) vaka
  • Ingrian: vaka
  • Livonian: vagā
  • Võro: vaga
  • Votic: vaka

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*vaka”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • vaga”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012