Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/oanē

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-Finno-Ugric *ona ~ *wona (“short”). Cognates include Proto-Finnic *onëh.

Adjective

*oanē

1. short

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Ume Sami: å̄dnie
  • Pite Sami: å̄dne
  • Lule Sami: oadne / oanes or å̄ni
  • Northern Sami: oatni
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: uánih

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