Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/soomë-

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 Proto-Uralic *śëme. Cognate with Proto-Samic *čuomë.

Noun

*soomë-[1]

  1. scale (protective cover of an animal)

Descendants

From *soomu (with *-u):

  • Finnish: suomu
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: šuomu

From *soomus (with *-us):

From *soomëh ~ *soomëk (with *-ëh ~ *-ëk):

  • Võro: soomõq

Unsorted:

  • ⇒ Livonian: sūoņgõz

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*soomë⇒”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • “soomus”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “suomu”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (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
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