Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sëjē

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

Cognate with Proto-Finnic *sija, both borrowed from Proto-Germanic *stiją (whence English sty).

Noun

*sëjē

1. place

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*sëjē
Genitive	*sëj̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sëjē	*sëj̯ēk
Accusative	*sëj̯ēm	*sëj̯ijtē
Partitive	*sëjētē
Genitive	*sëj̯ēn	*sëj̯ij
Essive	*sëjēnē	*sëj̯ijnē
Inessive	*sëj̯ēsnē
Elative	*sëj̯ēstē	*sëj̯ijstē
Illative	*sëjās̯ën	—
Comitative	*sëj̯ijnē *sëj̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*sëj̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: sijjie
  • Ume Sami: sijˈjie
  • Pite Sami: sadje, sajje
  • Lule Sami: sadje
  • Northern Sami: sadji
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: saj̣e
  • Skolt Sami: sââʹjj
  • Kildin Sami: сайй (sajj)
  • Ter Sami: sïjje

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