Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kärmeh

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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

PIE word
*kʷŕ̥mis

From earlier *kärmeš, borrowed from early Proto-Balto-Slavic *kr̥mis (“worm”) (later *kírmis), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis.

Noun

*kärmeh

snake

Descendants

Estonian: (dialectal) kärm, kärv
Finnish: käärme, kärmes
Ingrian: käärme
Karelian: kiärmis
Livonian: kīermõz
Ludian: kiärmeh
→ Northern Sami: gearpmaš

Further reading

Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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