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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/parmas

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *barmaz.

Noun

*parmas

  1. bosom, lap
  2. armful

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) parmas
  • Finnish: parmas
  • Ingrian: parmas
  • Karelian: parmas
  • Votic: parmaz, parma

Further reading

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