Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/parma

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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-Permic *parma, probably of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun[edit]

*parma

  1. horsefly, gadfly (fly of the family Tabanidae)

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: parm
  • Finnish: paarma, (dialectal) parma
  • Ingrian: parma
  • Karelian: poarma, puarma
  • Livvi: puarmu
  • Ludian: puarm
  • Veps: parm
  • Võro: parm
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä) paarmõ

From *parmas:

Further reading[edit]

  • parm”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #1466 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.