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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tammi

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-Permic *tamme, further origin unknown, possibly a substrate from the pre-Uralic languages of the Volga. Cognate with Erzya тумо (tumo), Moksha тума (tuma) and Eastern Mari тумо (tumo).

Noun

*tammi

  1. oak (tree)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: tamm
  • Finnish: tammi
  • Ingrian: tammi
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: täm
  • Livvi: tammi
  • Ludian: tamm
  • Võro: tamm'
  • Votic: tammi

Further reading

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