Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ümbär

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

Alternative forms edit

  • *ümber

Alternative reconstructions edit

  • *ümpärä?

Etymology edit

From a root *ümpä- +‎ *-r(a). The root is borrowed from Proto-Germanic *umbi.

Reconstruction edit

Estonian suggests *ümber instead; *-ä- is however found too in the derivative *ümbärtädäk (Estonian ümmardama), suggesting that forms with *-e- are due to later changes.

Noun edit

*ümbär

  1. surroundings

Usage notes edit

May have been used chiefly in plural, as most descendants use plural forms as well.

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Does not survive as an independent noun in any descendant, but various forms exist as adverbs:

  • Finnish: ympärillä (adessive plural), ympärille (allative plural), ympäriltä (ablative plural), ympäriinsä (inessive plural + possessive)
  • Ingrian: ympäriil (adessive plural), ympärille (allative plural), ympärilt (ablative plural)
  • Votic: (Pihlaala) ümperitsee (prolative plural)

Unsorted formations:

Related terms edit