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
Ancestry of “loim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |