Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/himo

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 earlier *šimo, further origin unknown.

Noun

*himo[1]

  1. desire, wish, craving, lust

Inflection

Inflection of *himo
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *himo *himot
accusative *himon *himot
genitive *himon *himodën
*himoidën
partitive *himoda *himoida
inessive *himossa
*himohna 		*himoissa
*himoihna
elative *himosta *himoista
illative *himohën *himoihën
adessive *himolla *himoilla
ablative *himolta *himoilta
allative *himolën
*himolëk 		*himoilën
*himoilëk
essive *himona *himoina
translative *himoksi *himoiksi
instructive *himon *himoin
comitative *himonëk *himoinëk
abessive *himotta *himoitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: himu
  • Finnish: himo
  • Ingrian: himo
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: himo
    • South Karelian: himo
  • Livvi: himo
  • Ludian: himo
  • Veps: himo
  • Võro: himo
  • Votic: imo

From *šimo (or *šima ?):

  • → Proto-Samic: *šëmē
    • Lule Sami: sjabme (“joy”)

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*himo”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • “himu”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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