Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vila

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

Cognate with Proto-Samic *vëlē, further origin unknown.

Adjective

*vila[1]

  1. quick, swift

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: (obsolete) vila (quickness, handiness)
  • Finnish: vilistä
  • Ingrian: vilissä
  • Livonian: vi’llõ

From *vilëda ~ *viledä (+ *-ëda):

  • Estonian: vile (fast, nimble)
  • Võro: ville (fast, nimble)

References

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

Further reading

  • vilama”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vilistä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN