Where does “loim” come from?

loim (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic loimi, from Proto-Finnic loodak, from Proto-Uralic loŋe- — to throw, push away.

loim (Veps): warp

Definitions

  1. warp

Ancestry of “loim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicloimiwarp
2Proto-Finnicloodakto throw, to cast, to launch; to create, to make
3Proto-Uralicloŋe-to throw, push away
Every word from Proto-Uralic loŋe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic loodak →Every word from Proto-Finnic loimi →