Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/juomē

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

Probably a cognate of Proto-Finnic *jama (“joint”), both probably ultimately borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yamás (whence Sanskrit यम (yamá, “twin”)).[1]

Noun

*juomē

  1. twin

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: juemmie

References

  1. ^ Holopainen, Sampsa (2019) Indo-Iranian borrowings in Uralic: Critical overview of sound substitutions and distribution criterion‎[1], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN, pages 101–102

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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