Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pësē

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-Permic *pišä. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *pühä.

Adjective

*pësē (attributive *pësē)

1. holy, sacred

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: bissie
  • Ume Sami: bissie
  • Pite Sami: basse
  • Lule Sami: basse
  • Northern Sami: bassi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: pase
  • Skolt Sami: pââʹss
  • Kildin Sami: пассь (pass’)
  • Ter Sami: pâsse

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