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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sumu

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

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *sume.

Noun

*sumu

  1. fog, mist

Inflection

  • *sumeda

Descendants

From *sumu:

  • Finnish: sumu
  • Ingrian: sumu
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: sumu
  • ? Proto-Samic: *somō

From *sumek:

  • Finnish: (dialectal) sume
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: sume
  • Livvi: sume
  • Ludian: sume
  • Veps: sumeg

Further reading

  • sume in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Entry #1576 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
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