Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/viimä-

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 Proto-Finno-Ugric *wiŋe (“end, the end of something”) +‎ *-mä.

Particle

*viimä-

1. last, final

Derived terms

• *viimäinen

Descendants

• ⇒ Finnish: viime
• ⇒ Ingrian: viime
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: ⇒ viime
  • South Karelian: ⇒ viime, viimi, viimo, viimoi
• ⇒ Livvi: viimo, viimoi

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “viime”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN