Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/lāššē

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

Borrowed from early Proto-Finnic *lajša (later *laiha).

Adjective

*lāššē

1. thin, lean, meager

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Lule Sami: [Term?] (lassjē)
  • Northern Sami: lášˈši
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: läšši

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