Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hirmu

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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

Possibly borrowed from Baltic (compare Latvian širmuļi, Lithuanian šiurpus).[1]

Noun

*hirmu[2]

  1. fright, terror, fear

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: hirm
  • Finnish: hirmu
  • Ingrian: hirmu
  • Karelian: hirmu
  • Livonian: irm
  • Võro: hirm
  • Votic: (Kattila) irmu

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “hirmu”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*hirmu”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎ (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • hirm”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012