Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/roosma

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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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Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *rusmô, whence Old Norse rosm- in compound rosmhvalr (walrus).[1]

Noun

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*roosma (Northern Finnic)

  1. rust
    Synonym: *roostëk
  2. rust (reddish-brown color)

Inflection

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Descendants

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From *roosma:

  • Karelian:

From *roosmëk (+ *-ëk):

From *roosmëh (+ *-ëh):

References

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  1. ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.