Where does “lõim'” come from?
lõim' (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic loimi, from Proto-Finnic loodak, from Proto-Uralic loŋe- — to throw, push away.
lõim' (Võro): thread; reel, spool
Ancestry of “lõim'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | loimi | warp |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | loodak | to throw, to cast, to launch; to create, to make |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | loŋe- | to throw, push away |