Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tuovlē

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 earlier *takla, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian dagla (“tinder”), Lithuanian deglis (“tinder”)). Cognate with Proto-Finnic *takla.

Noun

*tuovlē

1. tinder

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*tuovlē
Genitive	*tuov̯l̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*tuovlē	*tuov̯l̯ēk
Accusative	*tuov̯l̯ēm	*tuov̯l̯ijtē
Partitive	*tuovlētē
Genitive	*tuov̯l̯ēn	*tuov̯l̯ij
Essive	*tuovlēnē	*tuov̯l̯ijnē
Inessive	*tuov̯l̯ēsnē
Elative	*tuov̯l̯ēstē	*tuov̯l̯ijstē
Illative	*tuovlās̯ën	—
Comitative	*tuov̯l̯ijnē *tuov̯l̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*tuov̯l̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: dåavhla (< *tuovlā)
  • Ume Sami: duövllie
  • Pite Sami: duävvle
  • Lule Sami: duovlle
  • Northern Sami: duovli
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: tyevˈli
  • Skolt Sami: tuʹvll
  • Kildin Sami: [script needed] (tù͕ɯ̭̄l̜ᵉ)

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