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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hëlma

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

Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Lithuanian šelmuo (ridge (of a roof))), or alternatively, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *helmaz.

Noun

*hëlma

  1. hem (of clothing)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: hõlm
  • Finnish: helma
  • Ingrian: helma
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: ȭlma
  • Livvi: helmu
  • Ludian: helm
  • Võro: hõlm
  • Votic: õlmõ

Further reading

  • hõlm in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), helma”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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