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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kelmeh

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

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *kelmä + *-eh.

Noun

*kelmeh

  1. membrane

Inflection

Descendants

From *kelmeh:

  • Estonian: kelme
  • Finnish: kelme
  • Karelian: kelveh
  • Võro: kelmeq
  • Votic: (Pummala) tšelme

From *kelmu:

Further reading

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