Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëmës

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

From earlier *imeš, cognate with Proto-Finnic *imeh, derived from Proto-Uralic *jemä (“sacred, supernatural”).

Adjective

*ëmës (attributive *ëmës)

1. strange
2. unknown

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: ammes
  • Ume Sami: amˈmas
  • Pite Sami: amas
  • Lule Sami: amás
  • Northern Sami: amas
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: oomâs / omâs
  • Skolt Sami: õõmâs
  • Kildin Sami:

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