Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kësē

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

Adjective

*kësē

1. thick

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gïsse
  • Pite Sami: gassak / gassa
  • Lule Sami: gassak / gassa
  • Northern Sami: gassat / gassa
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kossuv / kossâ
  • Skolt Sami: kõss, kõssâd / kõʹsses
  • Akkala Sami: кысс (kyss) / [Term?]
  • Kildin Sami: кэ̄сс (kēss)
  • Ter Sami: kâssâg

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