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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/solmi

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

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *ćolme. Cognate with Proto-Samic *čuolmë and Hungarian csomó.

Noun

*solmi

  1. knot

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: sõlm
  • Finnish: solmi (dialectal)
  • Ingrian: solmi
  • Karelian: solmi
  • Livonian: suoļm
  • Livvi: solmi
  • Veps: sol'm
  • Votic: sõlmi

From *solmu:

Further reading

  • solm in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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