Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/haimo

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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

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Etymology

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From earlier *šaimo, borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Latvian saime, Lithuanian šeima, from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- or *ḱey-.

Noun

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*haimo[1]

  1. tribe
  2. family; kindred, relatives

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: hõim
  • Finnish: heimo
  • Ingrian: heimo
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: aim
  • Livvi: heimo
  • Veps: hii̯m, heim
  • Võro: aim (Leivu dialect)
  • Votic: (Kattila) õimo

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*haimo”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
  • hõim”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012