Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kärmeh

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

PIE word
*kʷŕ̥mis

From earlier *kärmeš, borrowed from early Proto-Balto-Slavic *kr̥mis (“worm”) (later *kírmis), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis.

Noun

*kärmeh

1. snake

Descendants

• Estonian: (dialectal) kärm, kärv
• Finnish: käärme, kärmes
• Ingrian: käärme
• Karelian: kiärmis
• Livonian: kīermõz
• Ludian: kiärmeh
• → Northern Sami: gearpmaš

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), 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