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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/fāmō

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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

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Etymology

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Unknown. Possibly borrowed from a substrate language.[1]

Noun

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*fāmō

  1. power, strength

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *fāmō
Genitive *fām̯ōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *fāmō *fām̯ōk
Accusative *fām̯ōm *fām̯ōjtē
Partitive *fāmōtē
Genitive *fām̯ōn *fām̯ōj
Essive *fāmōnē *fām̯ōjnē
Inessive *fām̯ōsnē
Elative *fām̯ōstē *fām̯ōjstē
Illative *fāmus̯ën
Comitative *fām̯ōjnē
*fām̯ujnë
Abessive *fām̯ōptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: faamoe
    • Ume Sami: fábmuo
    • Pite Sami: fábmo
    • Lule Sami: fábmo
    • Northern Sami: fápmu
  • Eastern Samic:

References

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  1. ^ Aikio, Ante (2012) An Essay on Saami Ethnolinguistic Prehistory. A Linguistic Map of Prehistoric Northern Europe. Ed. by Grünthal, Riho; Kallio, Petri. Mémoires de la Société Finno-Ougrienne. Suomalais-ugrilainen seura. 63-117.