Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kärmeh
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]| PIE word |
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| *kʷŕ̥mis |
From earlier *kärmeš, borrowed from early Proto-Balto-Slavic *kr̥mis (“worm”) (later *kírmis), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis.
Noun
[edit]*kärmeh
Descendants
[edit]- Estonian: (dialectal) kärm, kärv
- Finnish: käärme, kärmes
- Ingrian: käärme
- Karelian: kiärmis
- Livonian: kīermõz
- Ludian: kiärmeh
- → Northern Sami: gearpmaš
- →? Ter Sami: кэрӎс (kerm̥s)
Further reading
[edit]- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), 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