Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kärmeh

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

PIE word
*kʷŕ̥mis

From earlier *kärmeš, borrowed from early Proto-Balto-Slavic *kr̥mis (worm) (later *kírmis), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis.

Noun edit

*kärmeh

  1. snake

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), 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