Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hoomën

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

Unknown. Probably from an older *hoomV-ne with a diminutive suffix. The root has sometimes been compared with Finnish huoma, but a relationship is unlikely.

Noun

*hoomën[1]

  1. morning

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: homme, hommik
  • Finnish: huomen
  • Ingrian: hoomeen, hoomus, hoomnikko
  • Karelian: huomen
  • Veps: homen
  • Võro: hummõn', hummong, hummok
  • Votic: oomõn (essive), oomnikko

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*hoomën”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)