Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sāmē
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier *sämä. Ultimately of uncertain origin/meaning, but cognate with Proto-Finnic *soomi (see for more).
Noun[edit]
*sāmē
- Sami person
Inflection[edit]
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *sāmē | |
| Genitive | *sām̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *sāmē | *sām̯ēk |
| Accusative | *sām̯ēm | *sām̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *sāmētē | |
| Genitive | *sām̯ēn | *sām̯ij |
| Essive | *sāmēnē | *sām̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *sām̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *sām̯ēstē | *sām̯ijstē |
| Illative | *sāmās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *sām̯ijnē *sām̯ijnë |
— |
| Abessive | *sām̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Western Samic:
- Eastern Samic:
- →? Proto-Finnic: *hämä (“Tavastian”)
Further reading[edit]
- 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