Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/šāpšë

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), the word is a likely candidate for a Pre-Saami substrate loanword.

Noun

*šāpšë

1. capelin

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Northern Sami: šákša
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: šapšâ
  • Skolt Sami: šapšš

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