Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tomu

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

Sound-symbolic.

Noun edit

*tomu

  1. dust

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: tomu
  • Finnish: tomu
  • Ingrian: tomu
  • Karelian: tomu
  • Livvi: tomu
  • Ludian: tomu
  • Veps: tomu

Further reading edit

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