Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(s)kumppā

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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]

Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2004),[1] the word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword.

Noun[edit]

*(s)kumppā

  1. wolf

Descendants[edit]

  • Western Samic:
    • Ume Sami: gümppie
    • Pite Sami: gummpi
    • Lule Sami: gumpek
    • Northern Sami: gumpe
  • Eastern Samic:

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

References[edit]

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