Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sëlë

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 *süle. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *süli.

Noun

*sëlë

1. fathom
2. lap

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*sëlë
Genitive	*sël̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sëlë	*sël̯ëk
Accusative	*sël̯ëm	*sël̯ëjtē
Partitive	*sëlëtē
Genitive	*sël̯ën	*sël̯ëj
Essive	*sëlënē	*sël̯ëjnē
Inessive	*sël̯ësnē
Elative	*sël̯ëstē	*sël̯ëjstē
Illative	*sëlës̯ën	—
Comitative	*sël̯ëjnē *sël̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*sël̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: sïlle
  • Ume Sami: salˈla
  • Pite Sami: salla
  • Lule Sami: salla
  • Northern Sami: salla
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: sollâ
  • Skolt Sami: sõll
  • Kildin Sami: сэ̄лл (sēll)
  • Ter Sami: sâll

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