Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vaippa

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waipaz, compare Old Norse veipa, veipr (headscarf, kerchief) and Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍀𐍃 (waips, crown, wreath).

Noun

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*vaippa

  1. bedspread; blanket
  2. carpet
  3. cloth, rag; shoulder scarf; cloak

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: vaip
  • Finnish: vaippa
  • Karelian: vaippa
  • Votic: vaippa, vaippu

Further reading

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  • vaip”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vaippa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN