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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sammal

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

Unknown. Sometimes compared with Lithuanian samanos, but a borrowing from Baltic is not considered certain.

Noun

*sammal

  1. moss

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: sammal
  • Finnish: sammal
    • Northern Sami: sámil
  • Ingrian: sammal
  • Karelian: šammal
  • Livonian: sōmal
  • Livvi: sammal
  • Ludian: sammal, sammau
  • Veps: samal, samou
  • Võro: sammõl'
  • Votic: sammõl

Further reading

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