Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/fālēs

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

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz.

Noun

*fālēs

  1. whale

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: faala
    • Ume Sami:
    • Pite Sami: fáles
    • Lule Sami: sváles (?)
    • Northern Sami: fális
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: fäälis
    • Skolt Sami: vääʹles
    • Kildin Sami: ва̄лесь (vāljes’)
    • Ter Sami: valesʹ

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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