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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ämmä

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

Cognate with Proto-Samic [Term?], whence Northern Sami ebmui. Probably originates from baby talk.

Noun

*ämmä

  1. female relative, old woman

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *ämmoi

Descendants

  • Estonian: ämm
  • Finnish: ämmä
  • Ingrian: ämmä
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: ämmä (dialectal)
    • South Karelian: ämmä (dialectal)
  • Livonian: ǟma
  • Võro: ämm
  • Votic: ämme

Further reading

  • ämm in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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