Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/suolōj

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

Borrowed from Baltic, compare Latvian sala and Lithuanian salà (“island”). Related to Proto-Finnic *salo.

Noun

*suolōj

1. island

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: sååle
  • Ume Sami: suoloj
  • Pite Sami: suolo
  • Lule Sami: suoloj
  • Northern Sami: suolu
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: suálui
  • Skolt Sami: suâl
  • Akkala Sami: суэлл (suell)
  • Kildin Sami: суэл (suel)
  • Ter Sami: sïelaj

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