Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vahtëra

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-Finno-Permic *wakštɜra, possibly a substrate word (from the Pre-West Uralic agricultural substrate). Akin to Erzya укштор (ukštor), Moksha уштор (uštor), and Eastern Mari ваштар (vaštar).

Noun

*vahtëra[1]

  1. maple (tree)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vaher
  • Finnish: vaahtera
  • Ingrian: vaaheria, vaaher
  • Karelian: voahteri
  • Livonian: vō’ḑõr
  • Veps: vahtaŕ
  • Votic: vaahtõrõ

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*vahtëra”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)