Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vinka

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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 1

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

Noun

*vinka

  1. fume, smoke, reek

Inflection

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

Probably onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

*vinka

  1. cold wind
Inflection
Descendants

Further reading

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