Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/viimä-

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 Proto-Finno-Ugric *wiŋe (end, the end of something) +‎ *-mä.

Particle

*viimä-[1]

  1. last, final

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Finnish: viime
  • Ingrian: viime
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: viime
    • South Karelian: viime, viimi, viimo, viimoi
  • Livvi: viimo, viimoi

References

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

Further reading

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