Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/möö-

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Uralic *müŋä (rear, behind, beyond).

Noun

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*möö-[1]

  1. (coming, going) behind, along

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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No direct descendants exist, only derived terms. The following are some derived terms that have a distribution too narrow to be securely considered Proto-Finnic terms:

  • Finnish: myös (< *möö-s)
  • Finnish: myöten (< *möö-t'en)
  • Ingrian: möö (< *möö-k)
  • Karelian: myös (South Karelian) (< *möö-s)
  • Livvi: myös (< *möö-s)
  • Ludian: müö, müöi (< *möö-(i)k)
  • Votic: möö (< *möö-k)

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*möö→”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “myö-”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN