Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuomčë

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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

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Etymology

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Unknown. Probably borrowed from a substrate language.

Noun

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*kuomčë

  1. bear
    Synonym: *piernë

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: guovža
  • Eastern Samic:
  • Proto-Finnic: *kontija (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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  • 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