Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/lëstë

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Proto-Finnic *lehti.

Noun

*lëstë

1. leaf

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*lëstë
Genitive	*lës̯t̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lëstë	*lës̯t̯ëk
Accusative	*lës̯t̯ëm	*lës̯t̯ëjtē
Partitive	*lëstëtē
Genitive	*lës̯t̯ën	*lës̯t̯ëj
Essive	*lëstënē	*lës̯t̯ëjnē
Inessive	*lës̯t̯ësnē
Elative	*lës̯t̯ëstē	*lës̯t̯ëjstē
Illative	*lëstës̯ën	—
Comitative	*lës̯t̯ëjnē *lës̯t̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*lës̯t̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: laste
  • Ume Sami: lassta
  • Pite Sami: lassta
  • Lule Sami: lassta
  • Northern Sami: lasta
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: lostâ
  • Skolt Sami: lõstt
  • Akkala Sami: лысст (lysst)
  • Kildin Sami: лэ̄сст (lēsst)
  • Ter Sami: lâsst

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