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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/viühti

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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 *wiftiz, *weftiz. Doublet of *vepci.

Noun

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*viühti

  1. skein (folded yarn)
    Synonym: *vepci

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: viht
  • Finnish: vyyhti
  • Ingrian: vyyhti
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: viihti
  • Ludian: viiht'
  • Veps: vihtak
  • Votic: vihtü, (Jõgõperä) vihti

Further reading

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  • viht”, 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), “vyyhti”, 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