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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vicca

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wiþjǭ.

Noun

*vicca[1]

  1. twig, wicker, withe
  2. switch, birch (punishment device)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vits
  • Finnish: vitsa
  • Ingrian: vitsa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: vičča
    • South Karelian: vičča
  • Livonian: vitsā
  • Livvi: vičču
  • Ludian: vicc, vičč
  • Veps: vic
  • Võro: vits
  • Votic: vittsõ

References

  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*vicca”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • vits”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vitsa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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