Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jumala

Etymology
, probably borrowed from. First attested in 1026 in a description of journey to Karelia, in which it appears in the form Jómali, referring to a holy statue, possibly of the sky god of the pagan Finns. May also be related to Baltic *Jumala in Latgalian, which could be borrowed from Finnic.

Noun

 * 1) god