Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/armas

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *armaz (pitiful, poor), with later ameliorative semantic development. In the modern Finnic languages, the meaning "pitiful" survives only dialectally in Estonian, and in the derivatives *armahtadak, *armastadak.

Adjective

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*armas[1]

  1. dear, beloved
  2. pitiful

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: armas
  • Finnish: armas
  • Ingrian: armas
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: ārmaz
  • Livvi: armas
  • Ludian: armaz
  • Veps: armaz
  • Võro: armas, armsa (with metathesis)
  • Votic: armõz

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*armas”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (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