Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vajaga

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

*vaja- +‎ *-ga. From the same root as *vajot'ak (cf. Finnish vajota).

Adverb

*vajaga[1]

  1. necessary, needed

Adjective

*vajaga[1]

  1. incomplete, partial

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vaja
  • Finnish: vajaa
    • Inari Sami: vááijuv
    • Skolt Sami: väjja
    • Northern Sami: vádjit
  • Ingrian: vaijaa
  • Karelian: vajoa
  • Livonian: vajāg
  • Livvi: vajai
  • Ludian: vajag
  • Veps: vajag
  • Võro: vajja, vaia
  • Votic: vajja, vajagõ

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*vajaga”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • vaja”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012