Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tomu

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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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Sound-symbolic.

Noun

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*tomu

  1. dust

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: tomu
  • Finnish: tomu
  • Ingrian: tomu
  • Karelian: tomu
  • Livvi: tomu
  • Ludian: tomu
  • Veps: tomu

Further reading

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  • tomu”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012