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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tammi

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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 *tamme, further origin unknown, possibly a substrate from the pre-Uralic languages of the Volga. Cognate with Erzya тумо (tumo), Moksha тума (tuma) and Eastern Mari тумо (tumo).

Noun

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*tammi[1]

  1. oak (tree)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: tamm
  • Finnish: tammi
  • Ingrian: tammi
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: täm
  • Livvi: tammi
  • Ludian: tamm
  • Võro: tamm'
  • Votic: tammi

References

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

Further reading

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