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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/molëmpi

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 *mo- +‎ *-mpi. The nature of the middle component *-lV- is uncertain.

Pronoun

*molëmpi

  1. both

Descendants
  • Finnish: molempi

From the nominative plural *molëmbat:

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