Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/siltē

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

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Noun

*siltē

1. Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus

Alternative forms

• *siltā

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: siltie
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami: sillda (< ?)
  • Lule Sami: silldá
  • Northern Sami: sildi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: silde
  • Skolt Sami: sildd
  • Kildin Sami: сӣллт (sīllt)
  • Ter Sami: sïllʹde

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