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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hümistäk

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

Onomatopoeic root +‎ *-istäk. Possibly from earlier *šümi- and cognate with Proto-Samic [Term?] (whence Northern Sami sapmat (“to murmur”)).

Verb

*hümistäk (stem *hümise-)

  1. to hum

Descendants
  • Estonian: ümisema/ümiseda
  • Finnish: hymistä
  • Ingrian: hymissä
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: hymissä
    • South Karelian: hymissä
  • Livvi: hymištä

Further reading
  • “ümisema”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “hymistä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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