Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/veapsē

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

Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2004), the word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword.

Noun

*veapsē

1. fin

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Northern Sami: veaksi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: vepsi
  • Skolt Sami: veäʹpss
  • Kildin Sami: ве̄ппьс (viepp’s)
  • Ter Sami: [script needed] (vies̜̄ve)

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
• Aikio, Ante. 2004. "An essay on substrate studies and the origin of Saami". Mémoires de la Société néophilologique de Helsinki 63: 5–34.