Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/oma

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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 from a root *o- (whence *oldak) +‎ *-ma.

Adjective

*oma[1]

  1. own

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: oma
  • Finnish: oma
  • Ingrian: oma
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: oma
    • South Karelian: oma
  • Livonian: u'mmi (Courland), umm (Salaca)
  • Livvi: oma
  • Ludian: oma
  • Veps: omaluine
  • Võro: uma
  • Votic: õma

References

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

Further reading

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