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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kulma

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 *kuľma.

Noun

*kulma

  1. eyebrow
  2. corner of the eye

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kulm
  • Finnish: kulma
  • Ingrian: kulma
  • Karelian: kulma
  • Livonian: gūlma
  • Livvi: kulmu
  • Ludian: kulm
  • Veps: kulm
  • Võro: kulm
  • Votic: kulmõ, (Kattila, Mati, Pummala) kulmo
  • Proto-Samic: *kulmē

Further reading

  • kulm in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Entry #392 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), kulma”, 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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