Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/wasa

This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic

Alternative reconstructions

  • *wësa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Proto-Iranian *wacáh.

Noun

*wasa (West Uralic)

  1. calf

Descendants

  • Proto-Mordvinic: *vaz
  • Proto-Samic: *vuosē (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Finnic: *vasa (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Adjective

*wasa

  1. left

Descendants

  • Proto-Samoyedic: *wåtɜ- (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Finnic: *vasën (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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