Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tāmmukkë

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

Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2012),[1] the word is a likely candidate for a Pre-Saami substrate loanword.

Noun

*tāmmukkë

  1. brown trout

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: dååpmehke
    • Lule Sami: dábmuk
    • Northern Sami: dápmot
  • → Finnish: tammukka

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

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2012. "An essay on Saami ethnolinguistic prehistory."
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