Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vinka

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

Etymology 1

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

    Noun

    *vinka[1]

    1. fume, smoke, reek
    Inflection
    Descendants
    • Estonian: ving
    • Finnish: (dialectal) vinka
    • Ingrian: vinka
    • Karelian:
      • North Karelian: vinkerä
      • South Karelian: vingerä
    • Livonian: ving
    • Votic: vinkõ

    References

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

    Etymology 2

      Probably of onomatopoeic origin.

      Noun

      *vinka[1]

      1. cold wind
      Inflection
      Descendants
      • Estonian: ving
      • Finnish: vinka
      • Ingrian: vinkiä
      • Karelian:
        • North Karelian: vinkka
        • South Karelian: vinkka, vinga
      • Livonian: vingõr

      References

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

      Further reading

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