Where does “parm” come from?

parm (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic parma, from Proto-Finno-Permic parma.

parm (Estonian): horsefly, breezefly, gadfly, forest fly; drunkard

Definitions

  1. horsefly, breezefly, gadfly, forest fly; drunkard

Ancestry of “parm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicparmahorsefly, gadfly
2Proto-Finno-Permicparma—

Words derived from “parm”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic parma →Every word from Proto-Finnic parma →