sēmd̦a

Derived from Proto-Finnic *seemi. Vääri lists sēmd̦a along with salāndõ (“to steal”) and umārz (“apple”) as examples of terms whose cognates cannot be found in other (Baltic) Finnic languages but can be found in Volga Finnic languages (Mari, Mordvinic).[1]

sēmd̦a

1. milk
   • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA

     ta paņ sēmd̦a apāndõm

     he put milk to sour

     tämmõn um vel jemā sēmd̦a kūora tagān

     he still has wet behind the ears (lit. he still has mother's milk behind ears)

     poțā um jemīņ seļļi, kus semd̦i valāb sizzõl

     the pot is rather of the type that you pour milk inside of

     tämmõn at ūld vel jemā sēmd̦aks

     he still has wet behind the ears (lit. his lips are still with mother's milk)