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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/viisas

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 *wīsaz.

Adjective

*viisas

  1. wise
  2. cunning

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: viisas (dialectal)
  • Finnish: viisas
  • Ingrian: viisas
  • Karelian: viisas, viisaš, viizaš
  • Livvi: viizas
  • Ludian: viizaz
  • Votic: viizõz

Further reading

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