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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/taimi

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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 1

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Probably from the same root as *taipudak. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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*taimi[1]

  1. young plant
  2. seedling

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: taim
  • Finnish: taimi
  • Ingrian: taimi
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: taim
  • Livvi: taimi
  • Votic: taimi

From *taimën:

Etymology 2

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Unknown.

Noun

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*taimi[2]

  1. brown trout (Salmo trutta)

Inflection

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Descendants

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From *taimën:

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*taimi¹”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*taimi²”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)