Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/soomu
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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
From earlier *soomi, from Proto-Uralic *śëme. Cognate with Proto-Samic *čuomë.
Noun
*soomu
- scale (protective cover of an animal)
Inflection
Inflection of *soomu
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *soomu | *soomut | |
| accusative | *soomun | *soomut | |
| genitive | *soomun | *soomudën *soomuidën | |
| partitive | *soomuda | *soomuida | |
| inessive | *soomussa *soomuhna |
*soomuissa *soomuihna | |
| elative | *soomusta | *soomuista | |
| illative | *soomuhën | *soomuihën | |
| adessive | *soomulla | *soomuilla | |
| ablative | *soomulta | *soomuilta | |
| allative | *soomulën *soomulëk |
*soomuilën *soomuilëk | |
| essive | *soomuna | *soomuina | |
| translative | *soomuksi | *soomuiksi | |
| instructive | *soomun | *soomuin | |
| comitative | *soomunëk | *soomuinëk | |
| abessive | *soomutta | *soomuitta | |
Descendants
From *soomus:
- Estonian: soomus
- Finnish: suomus (dialectal)
- Ingrian: soomus
- Karelian:
- South Karelian: suomus
- ⇒ Livonian: sūoņgõz
- Livvi: suomus
- Ludian: suomuz
- Veps: somuz
- Võro: soomus
- Votic: soomuz
Further reading
- “soomus”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “suomu”, in 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
- Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*soomë⇒”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary] (in Finnish)