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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vakto

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 *þwahtuz.

Noun

*vakto

  1. foam

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vaht
  • Finnish: vaahto, (dialectal) vahto
  • Ingrian: vaahto
  • Karelian: voahti
  • Livonian:
  • Livvi: vuahti
  • Ludian: vuahte
  • Veps: vaht
  • Võro: vatt
  • Votic: vaahto

Further reading

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