Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vaimo

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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 earlier *wajma-w, derived from Proto-Uralic *wajŋe. Cognate with Proto-Samic *vuojŋë.

Noun

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*vaimo[1]

  1. spirit, soul

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: vaim
  • Finnish: vaimo
    • Karelian:
  • Ingrian: vaimo
  • Võro: vaim
  • Proto-Samic: *vājmō (see there for further descendants)

References

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

Further reading

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