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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ammu-

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 earlier *ammi, from Proto-Uralic *ammi (“old”). Cognate with Hungarian ó.

Adverb

*ammu-

  1. long ago, in the old times

Descendants

From *ammu-:

  • Estonian: ammu
  • Ingrian: aamuin
  • Karelian: ammuin
  • Livonian: amūst
  • Livvi: ammui
  • Ludian: amu
  • Veps: amu
  • Võro: ammuq
  • Votic: ammu- (in compound: ammuaikaa)

From *ammo-:

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