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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vasikka

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

Diminutive of *vasa.

Noun

*vasikka

  1. calf (of a cow)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vasikas
  • Finnish: vasikka
  • Ingrian: vasikka
  • Karelian: vasikka, vazikka
  • Livonian: (Courland) vā’ški, (Salaca) vaisk
  • Livvi: vazikku
  • Võro: vasik
  • Votic: vazikka

Further reading

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