Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/molëmbat

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 *mo- +‎ *-mpi (plural *-mbat). The nature of the middle component *-lV- is uncertain.

Pronoun

*molëmbat pl[1]

  1. both

Descendants

  • Estonian: mõlema, mõlemad
  • Finnish: molemmat
  • Ingrian: molommat, molemmat
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: mȯ’lmõd
  • Livvi: mollembat
  • Ludian: molembad
  • Veps: molembad
  • Võro: mõlõmbaq
  • Votic: mõlõpõd

References

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

Further reading

  • “mõlema”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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