Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vasën

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 *vasa-mpi, derived from Proto-Uralic *wasa.

Adjective

*vasën

1. left (opposite of right)

   Synonym: *kura

Descendants

• Estonian: vasem
• Finnish: vasen
• Karelian:

  North Karelian: vasen

  South Karelian: važen

From *vasa-kko(i):

• Estonian: vasak

Further reading

• “vasak”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vasen”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[2] (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