Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/himo

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
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]

Unknown.

Noun

[edit]

*himo[1]

  1. desire, wish, craving

Inflection

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • Estonian: himu
  • Finnish: himo
  • Ingrian: himo
  • Karelian: himo
  • Livonian: imū
  • Livvi: himo
  • Ludian: himo
  • Veps: himo
  • Võro: himo
  • Votic: imo

References

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

Further reading

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