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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/oanē

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-Ugric *ona ~ *wona (“short”). Cognates include Proto-Finnic *onëh.

Adjective

*oanē

  1. short

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Ume Sami: å̄dnie
    • Pite Sami: å̄dne
    • Lule Sami: oadne / oanes or å̄ni
    • Northern Sami: oatni
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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