Where does “imi” come from?

imi (Finnish) comes from Finnish imeä, from Proto-Finnic imedäk, from Proto-Uralic ime-, from Hungarian ím, from Hungarian i, from Hungarian e, from Proto-Uralic e- — this; not; the negative verb.

imi (Finnish): Third-person singular indicative past form of...

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  1. Third-person singular indicative past form of...

Ancestry of “imi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishimeäto suck; to absorb; to pull towards, attract
2Proto-Finnicimedäkto suck
3Proto-Uralicime-to suck
4Hungarianímbehold! see! lo!
5Hungarianismall, young
6Hungarianethis; look!, hey!
7Proto-Uralice-this; not; the negative verb
Every word from Proto-Uralic e- →Every word from Hungarian e →Every word from Hungarian i →