Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/wasa

This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic

Alternative reconstructions

  • *wësa

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *watsás.

    Noun

    *wasa (West Uralic)

    1. calf
    Descendants
    • Proto-Mordvinic: *vaz
    • Proto-Samic: *vuosē (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Finnic: *vasa (see there for further descendants)

    Etymology 2

      Adjective

      *wasa

      1. left
      Descendants
      • Proto-Samoyedic: *wåti (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Finnic: *vasën (see there for further descendants)

      Further reading

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