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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rihma

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 *rišma, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian risamais, Lithuanian rišimas).

Noun

*rihma[1]

  1. strap
  2. thread
  3. string, rope

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: rihm
  • Finnish: rihma
  • Ingrian: rihma
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: rihma
    • South Karelian: rihma, riihma
  • Livonian: rī’mõz
  • Livvi: rihmu
  • Ludian: rihm
  • Veps: rihm
  • Võro: rihm
  • Votic: rihmõ

References

  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*rihma”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • rihm”, 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), “rihma”, 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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