vaņšti

Livonian

Etymology

Possibly derived from vanā. Compare Estonian vanasti. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑɲʃti/, [ˈvɑɲˑʃt̪i]

Adverb

vaņšti

  1. once, once upon a time

References

  • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “vaņšti”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra