The stem is -hÄrm- and the stem for water is -hÄr- but that ‘m’ doesn’t have any particular meaning. But, yes, they are related. Other pairs that share the same pattern: -nÄrm- ‘body’ and -nÄr- ‘all, whole’ and maybe -tÅm- ‘measure’ and -tÅ- ‘why/because’. -hÄ“rm- ‘mud’ is likely also related to -hÄr-. It’s possible -kÄ“m- ‘thumb’ and -kÄ- ‘deed’ share the same pattern, or they could both be from the same source as -Äk- ‘finger’.
You are welcome to create some sort of plausible derivation process if you like.
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Is this a basic stem, or is it derived?
The stem is -hÄrm- and the stem for water is -hÄr- but that ‘m’ doesn’t have any particular meaning. But, yes, they are related. Other pairs that share the same pattern: -nÄrm- ‘body’ and -nÄr- ‘all, whole’ and maybe -tÅm- ‘measure’ and -tÅ- ‘why/because’. -hÄ“rm- ‘mud’ is likely also related to -hÄr-. It’s possible -kÄ“m- ‘thumb’ and -kÄ- ‘deed’ share the same pattern, or they could both be from the same source as -Äk- ‘finger’.
You are welcome to create some sort of plausible derivation process if you like.
Just read this comment now. This is the kind of derivation I love! You have earned some Internet Karma (IK) from me. Hooray!