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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ahmidak

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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 *ahma +‎ *-idak.

Verb

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*ahmidak (stem *ahmi-)

  1. to wolf down, to eat quickly
  2. to hog, to hoard

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: ahmima/ahmida
  • Finnish: ahmia
  • Ingrian: ahmia
  • Livvi: ahmie
  • Votic: ahmia

Further reading

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  • ahmima”, 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), “ahma”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN