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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/enämpi

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

Etymology

From *enä +‎ *-mpi.

Adverb

*enämpi

  1. more

Adjective

*enämpi

  1. further (more, additional)

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Estonian: enam
  • Finnish: enempi, (dialectal) enämpi
  • Ingrian: enemp
  • Karelian: enämpi (Northern), enämbi (Southern)
  • Livonian: jemīņ
  • Livvi: enämbi
  • Ludian: enämb
  • Veps: enamb
  • Võro: inämb
  • Votic: enäpi
  • Samic:
    • →? Kildin Sami: е̄намп (jienamp)
    • →? Akkala Sami: я̄нҍӓмп (jān’ämp)

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