Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pëŋsëm

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 *piŋseme.

Noun

*pëŋsëm

1. lip

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*pëŋ̯s̯ëm
Genitive	*pëŋsëm̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pëŋ̯s̯ëm	*pëŋsëm̯ëk
Accusative	*pëŋsëm̯ëm	*pëŋsëm̯ëjtē
Partitive	*pëŋ̯s̯ëmtē
Genitive	*pëŋsëm̯ën	*pëŋsëm̯ëj
Essive	*pëŋ̯s̯ëmnē	*pëŋsëm̯ëjnē
Inessive	*pëŋsëm̯ësnē
Elative	*pëŋsëm̯ëstē	*pëŋsëm̯ëjstē
Illative	*pëŋ̯s̯ëm̯s̯ën	—
Comitative	*pëŋsëm̯ëjnē *pëŋsëm̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*pëŋsëm̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: bangseme
  • Ume Sami: bïŋssame (< *piŋsëm)
  • Pite Sami: baksem
  • Lule Sami: bavsev
  • Northern Sami: bavssa
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: poovsâ
  • Skolt Sami: põõus
  • Kildin Sami: пэфс (pefs)
  • Ter Sami: pogs

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