Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/olmōńčë

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

Unknown. Sometimes compared with Proto-Mordvinic *lomań.

Noun

*olmōńčë

1. person, human

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: almetje
  • Pite Sami: almatj
  • Lule Sami: ulmusj
  • Northern Sami: olmmoš
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: olmooš
  • Kemi Sami: olmants
  • Skolt Sami: ooumaž
  • Akkala Sami: оѵмыш (owmyš), оллм (ollm)
  • Kildin Sami: олмэнч (olmenč)

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