Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sāmē

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 earlier *sämä. Ultimately of uncertain origin/meaning, but cognate with Proto-Finnic *soomi (see for more).

Noun

*sāmē

  1. Sami person

Inflection

Even
Nominative *sāmē
Genitive *sām̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *sāmē *sām̯ēk
Accusative *sām̯ēm *sām̯ijtē
Partitive *sāmētē
Genitive *sām̯ēn *sām̯ij
Essive *sāmēnē *sām̯ijnē
Inessive *sām̯ēsnē
Elative *sām̯ēstē *sām̯ijstē
Illative *sāmās̯ën —
Comitative *sām̯ijnē
*sām̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *sām̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: saemie
    • Ume Sami: sábmie
    • Pite Sami: sábme
    • Lule Sami: sábme, Sábme
    • Northern Sami: sápmi, Sápmi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: säämi, Säämi
    • Skolt Sami: sääʹmm
    • Akkala Sami: са̄мь (sām’)
    • Kildin Sami: са̄ммь (sāmm’)
    • Ter Sami: са̄мме (sâ̄mmʼe)
  • →? Proto-Finnic: *hämä (“Tavastian”)

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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