Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/loimi

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

Derived from *loodak with the same suffix as *-in (instrumental suffix) (but with the final vowel preserved due to the monosyllabic root; compare *toimi).

Noun

*loimi[1]

  1. warp (thread)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: lõim
  • Finnish: loimi
  • Ingrian: loimi
  • Karelian: loimi
  • Livonian: lūoima
  • Livvi: loimi
  • Ludian: loim
  • Veps: loim
  • Võro: lõim'
  • Votic: lõimõd, lõimi

References

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