Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tuima

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

Unknown.

Adjective

*tuima[1]

  1. numb
  2. dull
  3. tasteless, saltless

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: tuim
  • Finnish: tuima
  • Ingrian: tuima
  • Karelian: tuima
  • Livonian: tūima
  • Livvi: tuimu
  • Võro: tuim
  • Votic: tuimõ

References

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

Further reading

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