Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/oamē

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 1

Borrowed or cognate to Proto-Finnic *oma.

Noun

*oamē

1. goods, ware

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: åemie
  • Ume Sami: å̄bmie
  • Pite Sami: å̄bme
  • Lule Sami: oabme
  • Northern Sami: oapmi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: uámi

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Uralic *amme (“old”). Cognates include Proto-Finnic *ammu-.

Noun

*oamē

1. old

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: åemie
  • Ume Sami: [Term?] (å̀bmee)
  • Pite Sami: ååpmie
  • Lule Sami: oames
  • Northern Sami: oamis
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: uámi
  • Skolt Sami: vuäʹmes
  • Kildin Sami: вуэмесь (vuem’es’)
  • Ter Sami: выэмесь (vïemʼesʼ)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland