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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/huima

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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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Probably from earlier *šujma and borrowed from Proto-Germanic *swīmô, *swimô (whence Old Norse svími, svimi), or alternatively, later loan from Proto-Norse [Term?] (whence Old Norse hvima, Swedish hvimsa).[1]

Noun

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*huima[2]

  1. dizziness

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: uim
  • Finnish: huima
  • Ingrian: huima
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: huimu
  • Ludian: huim

From *hoima:

Further reading

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  • uim”, 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), “huima”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[3] (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

References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “huima”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2023-06-27
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*huima”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)