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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vepci

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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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From earlier *vepti ~ *vipti, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *weftiz, *wiftiz, or *weftaz (whence Old Norse veptr).[1][2] Doublet of *viühti.

Noun

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*vepci

  1. skein (folded yarn)
    Synonym: *viühti

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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From *vepci:

  • Livonian: vepš- (in compound: vepšpūd)
  • Votic: vehsi

From *vipci:

References

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  1. ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
  2. ^ Itkonen, Terho. Erään vokaalivyyhden selvittelyä: Pitkän vokaalin lyhenemistä vai lyhyen pitenemistä h-loppuisessa ensi tavussa? (1987). Virittäjä 73, pp. 118-155.

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “viipsiä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[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