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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kiima

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 *kixëma, derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kixe- (compare Proto-Samic *kikëtēk and Hungarian kéj).

Noun

*kiima

  1. rut, heat, lek

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kiim
  • Finnish: kiima
  • Karelian: kiima
  • Livvi: kiimu
  • Ludian: kiim
  • Veps: kim
  • Proto-Samic: *kimē

Further reading

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