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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kümmen

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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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Proto-Finnic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *kümmen
    Ordinal : *kümmenenci

Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *küme-ne.[1] Related to Proto-Mordvinic *keməń.[2] Displaced Proto-Uralic *luka.

Numeral

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*kümmen[3]

  1. ten
  2. (as a noun) decade, group of ten

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kümmen”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)