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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vihma

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

Onomatopoeic,[1] probably more specifically derived from an onomatopoeic root *vih-.

Noun

*vihma

  1. rain

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vihm
  • Finnish: vihma
  • Ingrian: vihma
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: vī'mõ
  • Livvi: vihmu
  • Veps: vihm
  • Võro: vihm
  • Votic: vihmõ

References

  1. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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