Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/puolvë

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 Proto-Uralic *polwe.

Noun

*puolvë

1. knee

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*puolvë
Genitive	*puol̯v̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*puolvë	*puol̯v̯ëk
Accusative	*puol̯v̯ëm	*puol̯v̯ëjtē
Partitive	*puolvëtē
Genitive	*puol̯v̯ën	*puol̯v̯ëj
Essive	*puolvënē	*puol̯v̯ëjnē
Inessive	*puol̯v̯ësnē
Elative	*puol̯v̯ëstē	*puol̯v̯ëjstē
Illative	*puolvës̯ën	—
Comitative	*puol̯v̯ëjnē *puol̯v̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*puol̯v̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: boelve
  • Ume Sami: bualvva
  • Pite Sami: buallva
  • Lule Sami: buolvva
  • Northern Sami: buolva
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: puolˈvâ
  • Skolt Sami: puõlvv
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (pulv)
  • Kildin Sami: пуввл (puvvl), пӯллв (pūllv)
  • Ter Sami: пыввл (pïvvl)

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