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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/virek

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

From sound-symbolic root + *-ëk.

Noun

*virek

  1. light breeze
  2. ripple

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) vire
  • Finnish: vire
  • Ingrian: vire (< *vireh)
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: vire
  • Livonian: vi’r
  • Votic: vire

Further reading

  • vire”, 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), “viri”, 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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