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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/seimi

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 *sewimi, derived from Proto-Uralic *sewe-.

Noun

*seimi

  1. manger (trough for animals to eat from)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: seimi
  • Ingrian: seimi
  • Võro: seim'
  • Votic: seimi

From *soimi:

Further reading

  • sõim”, 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), “soimi”, 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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