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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vinka

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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 1

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Possibly from the same root as Etymology 2. Alternatively, possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian dvinga).

Noun

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*vinka[1]

  1. fume, smoke, reek

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: ving
  • Finnish: (dialectal) vinka
  • Ingrian: vinka
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: ving
  • Votic: vinkõ

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*vinka²”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Etymology 2

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Probably of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

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*vinka[1]

  1. cold wind
Inflection
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Descendants
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References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*vinka¹”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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