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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/huima

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 from earlier *šujma and borrowed from Proto-Germanic *swīman-, *swiman- (whence Old Norse svími, svimi), or alternatively, later loan from Proto-Norse [Term?] (whence Old Norse hvima, Swedish hvimsa) [1].

Noun

*huima

  1. dizziness

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *huimat'ak

Descendants

  • Estonian: uim
  • Finnish: huima
    • Votic: huimõ
  • Ingrian: huima
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: huimu
  • Ludian: huim
  • Võro: hoim

Further reading

  • uim in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), huima”, 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

References

  1. Junttila, Santeri; Kallio, Petri; Holopainen, Sampsa; Kuokkala, Juha; Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), huima”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2023-06-27
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