Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lëhmus

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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 akin to Erzya левш (ľevš), and Moksha (ľevəš, bast); perhaps from a common root *lešmV ("soft").

Noun

*lëhmus[1]

  1. linden (tree)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: lõhmus
  • Finnish: lehmus
  • Ludian: lehmuz
  • Veps: lehmuz
  • Võro: lõhmus

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*lëhmus”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎ (in Finnish)