Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vakka

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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-Baltic *vāka (whence Latvian vāks and Lithuanian vókas, vóka).

Noun

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*vakka[1]

  1. type of wooden container, usually equipped with a close fitting cap
  2. grain measure

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: vakk
  • Finnish: vakka
  • Ingrian: vakka
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: vakā
  • Livvi: vakku
  • Ludian: vakk
  • Võro: vakk
  • Votic: vakkõ

References

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

Further reading

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