Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/toimi

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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]

Possibly from the same root as *toipudak, from *toodak (like *loimi from *loodak), or from earlier *tewe-ma (same ending as the instrumental suffix *-in), from the same root as *töö (work).

Noun[edit]

*toimi

  1. work, task, chore
  2. twill

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: tõim
  • Finnish: toimi
  • Ingrian: toimi
  • Karelian: toimi
  • Livonian: tūoimõl
  • Veps: toimetada