Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/humala

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

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*humalā) (compare Icelandic humall, Swedish humle) .

Noun edit

*humala

  1. hop (Humulus lupulus)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: humal
  • Finnish: humala
  • Ingrian: humala
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: umāl
  • Livvi: humal
  • Ludian: humal
  • Veps: humal
  • Võro: hummal'
  • Votic: umalõ

Further reading edit

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