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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vaippa

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waipaz, compare Old Norse veipa, veipr (headscarf, kerchief) and Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍀𐍃 (waips, crown, wreath).

Noun

*vaippa

  1. bedspread; blanket
  2. carpet
  3. cloth, rag; shoulder scarf; cloak

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vaip
  • Finnish: vaippa
  • Karelian: vaippa
  • Votic: vaippa, vaippu

Further reading

  • vaip in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), vaippa”, in 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
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