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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/viici

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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

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Proto-Finnic cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : *viici
    Ordinal : *viidenci

Etymology

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From earlier *wijte, from Proto-Uralic *witte (five). Vowel length is likely by analogy to *kuuci (6).

Numeral

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*viici[1]

  1. five

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: viis
  • Finnish: viisi
  • Ingrian: viis
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian:
    • Courland Livonian: vīž
    • Vidzeme Livonian: vīs
  • Livvi: viizi
  • Ludian: viiž
  • Veps: viž
  • Võro: viis'
  • Votic: viis, viisi

References

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