Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rähmidäk

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

According to SSA, sound-symbolic[1] +‎ *-idäk.

Verb

*rähmidäk (stem *rähmi-)[2]

  1. to work hard, toil

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) rähmima/rähmida
  • Finnish: (dialectal) rähmiä

From *rähmädäk:

From *rähmikko(i) (+ *-kkoi):

  • Võro: rähmik (stout, strong person)

References

  1. ^ Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “rähmiä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*rähmi-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)