Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/taimi

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

Etymology 1

Probably from the same root as *taipudak. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*taimi

1. young plant
2. seedling

Inflection

Inflection of *taimi

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*taimi	*taimët
accusative		*taimën	*taimët
genitive		*taimën	*taindën *taimidën
partitive		*tainta	*taimida
inessive		*taimëssa *taimëhna	*taimissa *taimihna
elative		*taimësta	*taimista
illative		*taimëhën	*taimihën
adessive		*taimëlla	*taimilla
ablative		*taimëlta	*taimilta
allative		*taimëlën *taimëlëk	*taimilën *taimilëk
essive		*taimëna	*taimina
translative		*taimëksi	*taimiksi
instructive		*taimën	*taimin
comitative		*taimënëk	*taiminëk
abessive		*taimëtta	*taimitta

Descendants

• Estonian: taim
• Finnish: taimi
• Ingrian: taimi
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: taimen
  • South Karelian: taimi, taimen
• Livonian: taim
• Livvi: taimi, taimen
• Ludian: taimen
• Veps: taimen
• Votic: taimi

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

*taimi

1. brown trout (Salmo trutta)

Inflection

Inflection of *taimi

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*taimi	*taimët
accusative		*taimën	*taimët
genitive		*taimën	*taindën *taimidën
partitive		*tainta	*taimida
inessive		*taimëssa *taimëhna	*taimissa *taimihna
elative		*taimësta	*taimista
illative		*taimëhën	*taimihën
adessive		*taimëlla	*taimilla
ablative		*taimëlta	*taimilta
allative		*taimëlën *taimëlëk	*taimilën *taimilëk
essive		*taimëna	*taimina
translative		*taimëksi	*taimiksi
instructive		*taimën	*taimin
comitative		*taimënëk	*taiminëk
abessive		*taimëtta	*taimitta

Descendants

• Estonian: taim
• Finnish: taimen
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: taimen
• Livonian: (Salaca) taimin
• → Latvian: taimiņš
• → Old Novgorodian: таимень (taimenĭ)
  • → Middle Russian: таймень (tajmenʹ)
    • Russian: тайме́нь (tajménʹ, “taimen”); таймин (tajmin), тальмень (talʹmenʹ) (dialectal)
      • → Belarusian: тайме́нь (tajmjénʹ)
      • → Bulgarian: таймен (tajmen)
      • → English: taimen
      • → Kazakh: таймен (taimen)
      • → Ukrainian: тайме́нь (tajménʹ)
• → Swedish: tajmen