Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hümistäk

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

Onomatopoeic root +‎ *-istäk. Possibly from earlier *šümi- and cognate with Proto-Samic [Term?] (whence Northern Sami sapmat (“to murmur”)).

Verb

*hümistäk (stem *hümise-)

1. to hum

Descendants

• Estonian: ümisema/ümiseda
• Finnish: hymistä
  • →? Northern Sami: hupmat
• Ingrian: hymissä
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: hymissä
  • South Karelian: hymissä
• Livvi: hymištä

Further reading

• “ümisema”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “hymistä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN