Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kärmeh

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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

Noun

*kärmeh

snake

Descendants

Estonian: (dialectal) kärm, kärv
Finnish: käärme, kärmes
Ingrian: käärme
Karelian: keärmis
Livonian: kīermõz
Ludian: kiärmeh
→ Northern Sami: gearpmaš

References

Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN