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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/haimo

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 earlier *šaimo, borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Latvian saime, Lithuanian šeima, from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- or *ḱey-.

Noun

*haimo

  1. tribe
  2. family; kindred, relatives

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: hõim
  • Finnish: heimo
  • Ingrian: heimo
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: aim
  • Livvi: heimo
  • Veps: hii̯m, heim
  • Võro: aim (Leivu dialect)
  • Votic: (Kattila) õimo

References

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