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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/suurima

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

Proto-Finno-Permic [Term?] + *-ma (compare Eastern Mari шӱраш (šüraš, groats)).

Noun

*suurima

  1. groat (hulled grain)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: suurmad pl (dialectal)
  • Finnish: suurimo, (rare) suurima
  • Ingrian: suurima
  • Karelian: suurima, šuurima
  • Livonian: sūrmõz
  • Livvi: suurim
  • Ludian: suurim
  • Veps: surim
  • Võro: suurmas
  • Votic: suurimõ

Further reading

  • Entry #1601 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “suurimo”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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