Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuomčë

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

Unknown. Probably borrowed from a substrate language.

Noun

*kuomčë

  1. bear
    Synonym: *piernë

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: guovža
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: kuobžâ
    • Skolt Sami: kuõbǯǯ
    • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (kumtja)
    • Ter Sami: кы̄ммч (kï̄mmč)
  • → Proto-Finnic: *kontija (see there for further descendants)

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
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