Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sërvë

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 a Balto-Slavic language, possibly through early Proto-Finnic *širwe (later *hirvi). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-.

Noun

*sërvë

1. elk, moose, Alces alces

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*sërvë
Genitive	*sër̯v̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sërvë	*sër̯v̯ëk
Accusative	*sër̯v̯ëm	*sër̯v̯ëjtē
Partitive	*sërvëtē
Genitive	*sër̯v̯ën	*sër̯v̯ëj
Essive	*sërvënē	*sër̯v̯ëjnē
Inessive	*sër̯v̯ësnē
Elative	*sër̯v̯ëstē	*sër̯v̯ëjstē
Illative	*sërvës̯ën	—
Comitative	*sër̯v̯ëjnē *sër̯v̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*sër̯v̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Related terms

• *sërvēs

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: sarve
  • Ume Sami: sarvva
  • Pite Sami: sarrva
  • Lule Sami: sarvva
  • Northern Sami: sarva, sarvva
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: sorvâ
  • Skolt Sami: sõrvv
  • Akkala Sami: сэррв (serrv), ? sirv
  • Kildin Sami: сэ̄ррв (sērrv)
  • Ter Sami: sârrv

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
• Lehtiranta, Juhani. 1989–2001. Yhteissaamelainen sanasto ('Common Sami Vocabulary'). Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia 200. Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. →ISBN.