Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/solmi

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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 *ćolme. Cognate with Proto-Samic *čuolmë and Hungarian csomó.

Noun[edit]

*solmi

  1. knot

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: sõlm
  • Finnish: solmi (dialectal)
  • Ingrian: solmi
  • Karelian: solmi
  • Livonian:
  • Livvi: solmi
  • Veps: sol'm
  • Votic: sõlmi

From *solmu:

Further reading[edit]

  • solm”, 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), 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