Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tëvē

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

Possibly from Proto-Uralic *tiwä. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *cüvä (see Finnish syvä, Estonian süva) and Eastern Mari тӱнӧ (tünö).

Adjective

*tëvē

1. deep
2. north

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Ume Sami: divˈvie
  • Pite Sami: tavvie-
  • Northern Sami: davvi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: taṿe
  • Skolt Sami: tâʹvv
  • Kildin Sami: таввь (tavv’, “northern”), таввял (tavvjal, “north”), [script needed] (tȧ̮vv, “open sea”)
  • Ter Sami: tâvve

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