Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/haamoi

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 Proto-Finno-Permic *šama +‎ *-oi, whence also Erzya чама (čama, face), Moksha шама (šama, face).

Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *hamô (skin, shape, covering).

Noun

*haamoi[1]

  1. face
  2. shape, form, figure
  3. ghost, spirit

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: (dialectal) haamo, hahmo
  • Livvi: huamoi
  • Votic: (Kattila) aamo

From *haamu (+ *-u):

  • Finnish: haamu
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: huamu
    • South Karelian: huamu

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “haamu”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*haamoi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)