Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vöö

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-Ugric *üwä.[1] Related to Hungarian öv.

Noun

*vöö[2]

  1. belt

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vöö
  • Finnish: vyö
  • Ingrian: vöö
  • Karelian: vyö
  • Livvi: vyö
  • Ludian: vüö
  • Veps:
  • Võro: vüü
  • Votic: vöö

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “vyö”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*vöö”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)