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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sumpa

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

Unknown.

Adjective

*sumpa[1]

  1. tight, compact, dense

Noun

*sumpa

  1. crowd, cluster

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: summ, (dialectal) sumb
  • Finnish: (dialectal) sumpa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: šumpa
    • South Karelian: šumba
  • Livvi: sumbu
  • Ludian: sumb
  • Võro: summ

From *suma:

References

  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–), *sum(p)a”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • summ in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), suma”, in 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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