Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/jāmētēk

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-Permic *jämä-.

Verb

*jāmētēk

1. to die

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: jaamedh
  • Ume Sami: jábmiet
  • Pite Sami: jábmet
  • Lule Sami: jábmet
  • Northern Sami: jápmit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: jäämmiđ
  • Kildin Sami: я̄мме (jeammje)
  • Ter Sami: jammed

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