< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vaski
 | 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 Proto-Uralic *waśke.
Noun
*vaski
- copper
Inflection
Inflection of *vaski
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vaski | *vasket | |
| accusative | *vasken | *vasket | |
| genitive | *vasken | *vaskeden *vaskiden | |
| partitive | *vaskeda | *vaskida | |
| inessive | *vaskessa *vaskehna | *vaskissa *vaskihna | |
| elative | *vaskesta | *vaskista | |
| illative | *vaskehen | *vaskihen | |
| adessive | *vaskella | *vaskilla | |
| ablative | *vaskelta | *vaskilta | |
| allative | *vaskelen *vaskelek | *vaskilen *vaskilek | |
| essive | *vaskena | *vaskina | |
| translative | *vaskeksi | *vaskiksi | |
| instructive | *vasken | *vaskin | |
| comitative | *vaskenek | *vaskinek | |
| abessive | *vasketta | *vaskitta | |
Coordinate terms
- *rauta
Derived terms
- *vaskicca
Descendants
- Estonian: vask
- Finnish: vaski
- Ingrian: vaski
- → Votic: vaski
- Karelian: vaski
- Livonian: vašk
- Livvi: vaski
- Ludian: vašk
- Veps: vask
- Võro: vask'
- Votic: (Lempola, Mati) vahtši
References
- vask in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN