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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/salmi

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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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From Proto-Finno-Permic *śolma. Related to Proto-Samic *čoalmē.

Noun

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*salmi[1]

  1. narrow passage of water, strait, narrows
  2. inlet, bay

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: salm
  • Finnish: salmi
  • Ingrian: salmi
  • Karelian: salmi
  • Veps: sal'm

References

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