Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/soampē

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 Pre-Samic *sompa, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stombʰos (whence Sanskrit स्तम्भ (stambha)).[1]

Noun

*soampē

  1. staff, stick

Inflection

Even
Nominative *soampē
Genitive *soam̯p̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *soampē *soam̯p̯ēk
Accusative *soam̯p̯ēm *soam̯p̯ijtē
Partitive *soampētē
Genitive *soam̯p̯ēn *soam̯p̯ij
Essive *soampēnē *soam̯p̯ijnē
Inessive *soam̯p̯ēsnē
Elative *soam̯p̯ēstē *soam̯p̯ijstē
Illative *soampās̯ën
Comitative *soam̯p̯ijnē
*soam̯p̯ijnë
Abessive *soam̯p̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: såebpie
    • Ume Sami: så̄bˈbie
    • Pite Sami: så̄bˈbe
    • Lule Sami: soabbe
    • Northern Sami: soabbi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: suábˈbi
    • Skolt Sami: suäʹbˈb
    • Kildin Sami: суэммьп (suemm’p)
    • Ter Sami: sïemmʹbe
  • Finnish: sompa

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

References

  1. ^ Aikio, A. (2006). On Germanic-Saami contacts and Saami prehistory. Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja, 2006(91), 9–55.