Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vielmē

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

Noun

*vielmē

1. still point in a river

Alternative forms

• *vielmēs

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: vealma
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami: välbma, vielmes
  • Lule Sami: vielmes
  • Northern Sami: fielbmá
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: viälˈmá
  • Skolt Sami: veâlmm
  • Kildin Sami: ве̄лльм (viell’m)
  • Ter Sami: villʹme

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