Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/teańčëlëŋkēs

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

Irregular reshaping of Proto-Uralic *sońće. Compare Proto-Finnic *sisalikko.

Noun

*teańčëlëŋkēs

1. lizard

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami: didˈtjul, didˈtjulak
  • Lule Sami: dädtjulahka
  • Northern Sami: deaččalakkis
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: tažâlig
  • Skolt Sami: čiʹǯǯli
  • Kildin Sami: те̄йнчлиннк (tiejnčlinnk), (obsolete) ченнчлеӈӈьк (čjennčljeŋŋ’k)
  • Ter Sami: tâŋŋliŋŋʹge

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