Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vājmō

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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]

Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *vaimo. Doublet of *vuojŋë.

Noun[edit]

*vājmō

  1. heart
  2. core

Inflection[edit]

Even
Nominative *vājmō
Genitive *vāj̯m̯ōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *vājmō *vāj̯m̯ōk
Accusative *vāj̯m̯ōm *vāj̯m̯ōjtē
Partitive *vājmōtē
Genitive *vāj̯m̯ōn *vāj̯m̯ōj
Essive *vājmōnē *vāj̯m̯ōjnē
Inessive *vāj̯m̯ōsnē
Elative *vāj̯m̯ōstē *vāj̯m̯ōjstē
Illative *vājmus̯ën
Comitative *vāj̯m̯ōjnē
*vāj̯m̯ujnë
Abessive *vāj̯m̯ōptāk̯ëk

Descendants[edit]

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: vaajmoe
    • Ume Sami: vájbmuo
    • Pite Sami: vájbmo
    • Lule Sami: vájmmo
    • Northern Sami: váibmu
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: váimu
    • Skolt Sami:

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