Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rëëmu

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

Probably sound-symbolic.[1]

Noun edit

*rëëmu

  1. joy, happiness

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: rõõm
  • Finnish: riemu
  • Karelian: riemu
  • Livonian: rȭm
  • Võro: ryym

Further reading edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “riemu”, 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