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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vasen
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From earlier *vasa-mpa, derived from Proto-Uralic *wasa
Adjective
*vasen
- left (opposite of right)
- Synonym: *kura
Descendants
- Estonian: vasem
- Finnish: vasen
- Karelian: (Northern) vasen, (Southern) važen
From *vasa-kko(i):
- Estonian: vasak
Further reading
- vasak in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vasen”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN