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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/reemu

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

Probably sound-symbolic.[1]

Noun

*reemu

  1. joy, happiness

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: rõõm
  • Finnish: riemu
  • Karelian: riemu
  • Livonian: rȭm
  • Võro: ryym

Further reading

  • rõõm in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN

References

  1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), riemu”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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