Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/solmi

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-Finno-Ugric *ćolme/*śolme.[1] Cognate with Proto-Samic *čuolmë and Hungarian csomó.

Noun

*solmi[2]

  1. knot

Inflection

Inflection of *solmi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *solmi *solmët
accusative *solmën *solmët
genitive *solmën *solmëdën
*solmidën
partitive *solmëda *solmida
inessive *solmëssa
*solmëhna 		*solmissa
*solmihna
elative *solmësta *solmista
illative *solmëhën *solmihën
adessive *solmëlla *solmilla
ablative *solmëlta *solmilta
allative *solmëlën
*solmëlëk 		*solmilën
*solmilëk
essive *solmëna *solmina
translative *solmëksi *solmiksi
instructive *solmën *solmin
comitative *solmënëk *solminëk
abessive *solmëtta *solmitta

Derived terms

  • *solmëidak

Descendants

  • Estonian: sõlm
  • Finnish: (dialectal) solmi
  • Ingrian: solmi
  • Karelian: solmi
  • Livonian: suoļm, (Salaca) solme
  • Livvi: solmi
  • Veps: solʹm
  • Votic: sõlmi

From *solmu (+ *-u):

References

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

Further reading

  • “solm”, 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), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[3] (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
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