Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/leemi

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 Proto-Uralic *läme,[1] whence also Hungarian lé, Kildin Sami лимм (limm).

Noun

*leemi[2]

  1. broth, soup

Inflection

Inflection of *leemi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *leemi *leemet
accusative *leemen *leemet
genitive *leemen *leenden
*leemiden
partitive *leentä *leemidä
inessive *leemessä
*leemehnä 		*leemissä
*leemihnä
elative *leemestä *leemistä
illative *leemehen *leemihen
adessive *leemellä *leemillä
ablative *leemeltä *leemiltä
allative *leemelen
*leemelek 		*leemilen
*leemilek
essive *leemenä *leeminä
translative *leemeksi *leemiksi
instructive *leemen *leemin
comitative *leemenek *leeminek
abessive *leemettä *leemittä

Descendants

  • Estonian: leem
  • Finnish: liemi
  • Ingrian: leemi
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: līem
  • Livvi: liemi
  • Veps: lemʹ
  • Võro: liim'
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä, Kattila) leemi

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “liemi”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*leemi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)
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