vȱntsa

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *oncca, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ońća, possible borrowing from Proto-Germanic *anþja- (*anþiją). Compare Icelandic enni (forehead).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɤːntsɑ/

Noun

vȱntsa

  1. (anatomy) forehead

Declension

References

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