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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ammu-
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From earlier *ammi, from Proto-Uralic *ammi (“old”). Cognate with Hungarian ó.
Adverb
*ammu-
- long ago, in the old times
Descendants
From *ammu-:
- Estonian: ammu
- Ingrian: aamuin
- Karelian: ammuin
- Livonian: amūst
- Livvi: ammui
- Ludian: amu
- Veps: amu
- Võro: ammuq
- Votic: ammu- (in compound: ammuaikaa)
From *ammo-:
- Finnish: ammoin
- Karelian: ammoin
Further reading
- ammu in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN