Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lumbëh

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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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Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic *lugmis (whence Lithuanian lugmiai (water lily)).

Noun

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*lumbëh[1]

  1. water lily (Nymphaea)
  2. yellow pond lily (Nuphar lutea)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: lumme
  • Karelian:
  • Võro: lymmu- (in compound: lymmuleht')

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*lumbëh”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “lumme”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (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