Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/horma

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

Noun edit

*horma

  1. willowherb (plants of the genus Epilobium)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: vorm, võrm
  • Finnish: horsma, (dialectal) horma
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: hormu
  • Ludian: horm
  • Veps: horm- (in compound: hormhein)

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “horma”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN