Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tiljā

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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]

Borrowing from North Germanic (compare Old Norse þilja), from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ. Contrast Proto-Finnic *tëljo.

Noun[edit]

*tiljā

  1. seat in a boat

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami:
    • Ume Sami: dïlljá
    • Pite Sami: dilljá
    • Lule Sami: dilljá
    • Northern Sami: dilljá
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: tiljá
    • Skolt Sami: teʹllj
    • Kildin Sami: (obsolete) тылльй (tyll’j, thwart, oarsman’s transverse seat)

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