Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/suovë

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-Finno-Permic *sawe. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *savu.

Noun

*suovë

1. smoke

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*suovë
Genitive	*suov̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*suovë	*suov̯ëk
Accusative	*suov̯ëm	*suov̯ëjtē
Partitive	*suovëtē
Genitive	*suov̯ën	*suov̯ëj
Essive	*suovënē	*suov̯ëjnē
Inessive	*suov̯ësnē
Elative	*suov̯ëstē	*suov̯ëjstē
Illative	*suovës̯ën	—
Comitative	*suov̯ëjnē *suov̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*suov̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Derived terms

• *suovëstētēk

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: soeve
  • Ume Sami: suavva
  • Pite Sami: suovva
  • Lule Sami: suovva
  • Northern Sami: suovva
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: suoṿâ
  • Skolt Sami: suõvv
  • Kildin Sami: сӯвв (sūvv)
  • Ter Sami: сы̄вв (sï̄vv)

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