Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/peassē

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Proto-Finnic *pënsas.

Noun

*peassē

1. birch bark

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*peassē
Genitive	*peas̯s̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*peassē	*peas̯s̯ēk
Accusative	*peas̯s̯ēm	*peas̯s̯ijtē
Partitive	*peassētē
Genitive	*peas̯s̯ēn	*peas̯s̯ij
Essive	*peassēnē	*peas̯s̯ijnē
Inessive	*peas̯s̯ēsnē
Elative	*peas̯s̯ēstē	*peas̯s̯ijstē
Illative	*peassās̯ën	—
Comitative	*peas̯s̯ijnē *peas̯s̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*peas̯s̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: biessie
  • Ume Sami: beäsˈsie
  • Pite Sami: bäsˈse
  • Lule Sami: biesˈse
  • Northern Sami: beasˈsi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: pessi
  • Skolt Sami: peäʹsˈs
  • Kildin Sami: пе̄ссь (piess’)
  • Ter Sami: piesˈse

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