Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čielkës

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Proto-Finnic *selkedä.

Adjective

*čielkës (attributive *čielkë)

1. clear, transparent

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: tjïelkes / tjïelke
  • Lule Sami: tjielgas / tjielgga
  • Northern Sami: čielggas / čielga
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čielgâs / čielˈgâ
  • Skolt Sami: čiõlǥâs / čiõlgg
  • Kildin Sami: чӣллк (čīllk)
• →? Finnish: silkka (“sheer, solid”)

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