Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čuolmë

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 Proto-Finno-Ugric *ćolme. Related to Finnish solmu.

Noun

*čuolmë

1. knot

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*čuolmë
Genitive	*čuol̯m̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*čuolmë	*čuol̯m̯ëk
Accusative	*čuol̯m̯ëm	*čuol̯m̯ëjtē
Partitive	*čuolmëtē
Genitive	*čuol̯m̯ën	*čuol̯m̯ëj
Essive	*čuolmënē	*čuol̯m̯ëjnē
Inessive	*čuol̯m̯ësnē
Elative	*čuol̯m̯ëstē	*čuol̯m̯ëjstē
Illative	*čuolmës̯ën	—
Comitative	*čuol̯m̯ëjnē *čuol̯m̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*čuol̯m̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: tjoelme
  • Ume Sami: tjualbma
  • Pite Sami: tjualbma
  • Lule Sami: tjuolmma
  • Northern Sami: čuolbma
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čuolˈmâ
  • Skolt Sami: čuõlmm
  • Kildin Sami: чӯллм (čūllm)
  • Ter Sami: чы̄ллм (čï̄llm)

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