Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/këlmētēk

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

Possibly borrowed from Baltic (compare Lithuanian geluma), and if so, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *gel-. Cognates include Komi-Permyak кын (kyn) and Proto-Finnic *külmä (“to be cold”).

Verb

*këlmētēk

1. to be cold

Derived terms

• *këlmujëtēk

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gelmedh
  • Ume Sami: galbmiet
  • Pite Sami: galbmet
  • Lule Sami: galmmet
  • Northern Sami: galbmit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kalmeđ
  • Skolt Sami: kâʹlmmed
  • Kildin Sami: калльмэ (kall’me)
  • Ter Sami: kâllʹmed

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