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*jāmētēk

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  • Definition: To die, go stiff (verb).
  • Etymology: PU *jämä- "to go numb, stiffen".
  • Cognates: PFin *jämedä "stiff"; PMa *jĭme- "to go numb, stiffen".
  • Descendants: Northern Sami jápmit; Southern Sami jaemedh.
  • Derivatives: Ume Sami jaamàlgit; Northern Sami jámálgit; Inari Sami jámálgiđ.
  • References: Ante Aikio, Studies in Uralic Etymology III: Mari Etymologies, Linguistica Uralica 2 (2014).