Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vinka

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vinka. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vinka, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vinka in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vinka you have here. The definition of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vinka will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofReconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vinka, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
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 1

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

Noun

*vinka[1]

  1. fume, smoke, reek

Inflection

Descendants

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

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*vinka²”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎ (in Finnish)

Etymology 2

Probably of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

*vinka[1]

  1. cold wind
Inflection
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*vinka¹”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎ (in Finnish)

Further reading

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