Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(h)ānēs

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

Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *ahnas.

Adjective

*(h)ānēs (attributive *(h)ānēs)

1. stingy, mean

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: / haenies
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami: hánes / hánes
  • Lule Sami: hánes / hánes
  • Northern Sami: hánis / hánẹs
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: häänis / [Term?]
  • Skolt Sami: ääʹnes / [Term?]
  • Kildin Sami: а̄нӭсь (ān’es’) / [Term?]

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