Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kuuma

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

Uncertain. Possibly akin to Erzya кумока (kumoka, fever) (unless the Erzya term is from Russian комуха (komuxa)), but a common proto-form proves difficult to reconstruct.

Adjective

*kuuma[1]

  1. hot

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: kuum
  • Finnish: kuuma
  • Ingrian: kuuma
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kuuma
    • South Karelian: kuuma, kuhma
  • Livonian: kūmi
  • Võro: kuum
  • Votic: kuumõ

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kuuma”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
  • kuum”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012