Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/himo
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown,[1] but seemingly from earlier *šimo.
Noun
[edit]*himo[2]
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of *himo
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *himo | *himot | |
| accusative | *himon | *himot | |
| genitive | *himon | *himodën *himoidën | |
| partitive | *himoda | *himoida | |
| inessive | *himossa *himohna |
*himoissa *himoihna | |
| elative | *himosta | *himoista | |
| illative | *himohën | *himoihën | |
| adessive | *himolla | *himoilla | |
| ablative | *himolta | *himoilta | |
| allative | *himollën *himollëk |
*himoillën *himoillëk | |
| essive | *himona | *himoina | |
| translative | *himoksi | *himoiksi | |
| instructive | *himon | *himoin | |
| comitative | *himonëk | *himoinëk | |
| abessive | *himotta | *himoitta | |
Descendants
[edit]- Estonian: himu
- → Livonian: imū
- Finnish: himo
- → Northern Sami: hipmu
- Ingrian: himo
- Karelian:
- Livvi: himo
- Ludian: himo
- Veps: himo
- Võro: himo
- Votic: imo
From *šimo (or *šima ?):
References
[edit]- ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “himo”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 15 June 2026
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*himo”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary][2] (in Finnish)
Further reading
[edit]- “himu”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “himo”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][3] (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