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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vaiva

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waiwō, compare Proto-Germanic *waiwô.

Noun

*vaiva

  1. bother, inconvenience
  2. pain, illness, torment

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vaev
  • Finnish: vaiva
  • Ingrian: vaiva
  • Karelian: vaiva
  • Livonian: vǭja
  • Livvi: vaivu
  • Ludian: vaive
  • Veps: vaiv
  • Võro: vaiv
  • Votic: vaiva
  • → Proto-Samic: *vājvē

Further reading

  • vaev in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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