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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ruumën

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

Probably borrowed from Proto-Baltic *grūdmen- (compare Latvian grūst, Lithuanian grūsti (to crush)), or less likely, from Proto-Germanic *krūmô.

Noun

*ruumën

  1. chaff, husk (inedible parts removed from cereal during threshing)
    Synonym: *akana

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: ruumen
  • Ingrian: rummen
  • Karelian: ruumen
  • Livvi: ruumen
  • Ludian: ruumen
  • Veps: rumen

From *ruumëk:

Further reading

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