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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/maima

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

Unknown. Possibly a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz (whence Old Norse mjór (thin, slender)).

Noun

*maima

  1. small fish, fishling

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: maim
  • Finnish: maiva, maima
  • Karelian: maima
  • Livvi: maimu
  • Ludian: maim
  • Veps: maim
  • Võro: maim
  • Votic: maima

Further reading

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