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
- 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