Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čoalmē

This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Samic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Proto-Finnic *salmi.

Noun

*čoalmē

1. strait

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*čoalmē
Genitive	*čoal̯m̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*čoalmē	*čoal̯m̯ēk
Accusative	*čoal̯m̯ēm	*čoal̯m̯ijtē
Partitive	*čoalmētē
Genitive	*čoal̯m̯ēn	*čoal̯m̯ij
Essive	*čoalmēnē	*čoal̯m̯ijnē
Inessive	*čoal̯m̯ēsnē
Elative	*čoal̯m̯ēstē	*čoal̯m̯ijstē
Illative	*čoalmās̯ën	—
Comitative	*čoal̯m̯ijnē *čoal̯m̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*čoal̯m̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: tjåelmie
  • Pite Sami: tjå̄lbme
  • Lule Sami: tjoalmme
  • Northern Sami: čoalbmi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čuálˈmi
  • Skolt Sami: čuäʹlmm
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (čueĺm)
  • Kildin Sami: чуэлльм (čuell’m)
  • Ter Sami: чыэлльмэ

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland