Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mielkë

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

From Proto-Uralic *mälke.

Noun

*mielkë

1. breast, chest (of an animal)

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: mïelke
  • Ume Sami: meälˈga
  • Pite Sami: mielˈka
  • Lule Sami: mielgga
  • Northern Sami: mielga
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: mielˈgâ
  • Skolt Sami: miõlgg
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (mjelk)
  • Kildin Sami: мӣллк (mīllk)
  • Ter Sami: мӣллк (mīllk)
• → Finnish: (dialectal) melki

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