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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hirmu

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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Noun

*hirmu

  1. fright, terror, fear

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: hirm
  • Finnish: hirmu
    • Northern Sami: hirbma
  • Ingrian: hirmu
  • Karelian: hirmu
  • Livonian: irm
  • Võro: hirm
  • Votic: irmu

Further reading

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