Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëlmë

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

Adjective

*ëlmë (attributive *ëlmë)

1. evident, real

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: alme (adverb)
  • Ume Sami: albma
  • Pite Sami: albma
  • Lule Sami: almma
  • Northern Sami: albma
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: olmâ (attributive only)
  • Skolt Sami: õlmm-
  • Kildin Sami: э̄ллм (ēllm)
  • Ter Sami: аллм (âllm)

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