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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/müümi

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 derived from *müüdäk. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. suffix?

Noun

*müümi

  1. gift from the bride to the groom's family

Inflection
Inflection of *müümi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *müümi *müümit
accusative *müümin *müümit
genitive *müümin *müümiden
*müümejiden
partitive *müümidä *müümejitä
inessive *müümissä
*müümihnä		 *müümejissä
*müümejihnä
elative *müümistä *müümejistä
illative *müümihen *müümejisen
adessive *müümillä *müümejillä
ablative *müümiltä *müümejiltä
allative *müümilen
*müümilek		 *müümejilen
*müümejilek
essive *müüminä *müümejinä
translative *müümiksi *müümejiksi
instructive *müümin *müümejin
comitative *müüminek *müümejinek
abessive *müümittä *müümejittä

Descendants
  • Finnish: (dialectal) myymi, myymit pl, myyni, myyminki
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: myyni- (in compound: myynivakkaine)
  • Livonian: mīm, mīmõd pl

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