Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/-j

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-Uralic *-j (“oblique plural”).

Suffix

*-j

1. Ending of the genitive plural.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: -j
  • Lule Sami: -j
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: -i