Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/virek

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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 sound-symbolic root +‎ *-ëk.

Noun

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*virek[1]

  1. light breeze
  2. ripple

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: (dialectal) vire
  • Finnish: vire
  • Ingrian: vire (< *vireh)
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: vire
  • Livonian: vi’r
  • Votic: vire

References

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

Further reading

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  • vire”, 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), “viri”, 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