Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hamëh

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hamiz (compare Old Norse hamr) or *hamisaz (compare Old Norse hams).

Noun

*hamëh[1]

  1. shirt
  2. skirt

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: hame
  • Finnish: hame
  • Ingrian: hame
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: a'm, (Salaca) amm
  • Võro: hamõh
  • Votic: (Mati) amõ

References

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