Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/luomēn

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

Probably borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛒᛚᛟᛗᛟᚾ (*blōmōn), from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.

Noun

*luomēn

1. cloudberry

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Northern Sami: luomi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: lyeˈme
    • → Finnish: (dialectal) lyömänä
  • Skolt Sami: lueʹm
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (l˳amman)
  • Kildin Sami: лӯмь (lūm’)
  • Ter Sami: лы̄мэнҍ (lï̄menʼ)

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