Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ammu-

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

From earlier *ammi, from Proto-Uralic *amme (“old”).[1] Cognate with Hungarian ó.

Adverb

*ammu-

  1. long ago, in the old times

Descendants

From *ammu-:

  • Estonian: ammu
  • Ingrian: aamuin
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: amūst
  • Livvi: ammui
  • Ludian: amu
  • Veps: amu
  • Võro: ammuq
  • Votic: ammu- (in compound: ammuaika)

From *ammo-:

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “ammoin”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025

Further reading

  • “ammu”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*ammë⇒”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)
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