Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lümü

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

Related to Proto-Samic *lëmëtēk, further origin unknown.

Noun

*lümü[1]

  1. hiding place, hideout

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (archaic) lümama/lümada
  • Finnish: lymy
  • Livvi: lymiekseh
  • Võro: lümäkil

References

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

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “lymy”, 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