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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/taimi

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 1

Probably from the same root as *taipudak.

Noun

*taimi

  1. young plant
  2. seedling

Inflection

Descendants

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

*taimi

  1. brown trout (Salmo trutta)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: taim
  • Finnish: taimen
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: (Salaca) taimin
  • Latvian: taimiņš
  • Russian: тайме́нь (tajménʹ)
  • Swedish: tajmen
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