Reconstruction:Proto-Samoyedic/ńimse

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This Proto-Samoyedic 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-Samoyedic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Uralic *ńimśä.

Noun

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*ńimse

  1. breast

Descendants

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  • >? Nganasan: ними (njimi)
  • Selkup:
    • Northern Selkup: [script needed] (ńipsə)
    • Southern Selkup:

References

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  • 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