Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/koalsē

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

Noun

*koalsē

  1. merganser

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gåelsie
    • Lule Sami: goalsse
    • Northern Sami: goalsi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: kuálsi
    • Skolt Sami: kuäʹlss
    • Kildin Sami: куэлльс (kuell’s) (obsolete or dialectal)
    • Ter Sami: [script needed] (ki̮el̜̄s̜e)

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