Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pëlvë

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 *pilwe.

Noun

*pëlvë

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Inflection

Even
Nominative	*pëlvë
Genitive	*pël̯v̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pëlvë	*pël̯v̯ëk
Accusative	*pël̯v̯ëm	*pël̯v̯ëjtē
Partitive	*pëlvëtē
Genitive	*pël̯v̯ën	*pël̯v̯ëj
Essive	*pëlvënē	*pël̯v̯ëjnē
Inessive	*pël̯v̯ësnē
Elative	*pël̯v̯ëstē	*pël̯v̯ëjstē
Illative	*pëlvës̯ën	—
Comitative	*pël̯v̯ëjnē *pël̯v̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*pël̯v̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: balve
  • Ume Sami: balvva
  • Pite Sami: ballva
  • Lule Sami: balvva
  • Northern Sami: balva
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: polvâ
  • Skolt Sami: põlvv
  • Akkala Sami: пыллв (pyllv)
  • Kildin Sami: пэ̄ллв (pēllv), пэ̄ввл (pēvvl)
  • Ter Sami: pâllv

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