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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rëëmu

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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 sound-symbolic.[1]

Noun

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*rëëmu[2]

  1. joy, happiness

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: rõõm
  • Finnish: riemu
  • Karelian: riemu
  • Livonian: rȭm
  • Võro: ryym

Further reading

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

References

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  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “riemu”, in 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
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*rëëmu”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)