Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ammëh

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *amma- +‎ *-ëh.

Noun[edit]

*ammëh

  1. tub, vat

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

From *ammëh:

  • Finnish: amme
  • Karelian: ammeh

From *ammi:

Possibly by metathesis from earlier *am(m)on, *am(m)un:

Further reading[edit]

  • anum”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “amme”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN