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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/oamē

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 1

Borrowed or cognate to Proto-Finnic *oma.

Noun

*oamē

  1. goods, ware
Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: åemie
    • Ume Sami: å̄bmie
    • Pite Sami: å̄bme
    • Lule Sami: oabme
    • Northern Sami: oapmi
  • Eastern Samic:
Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Etymology 2

From Proto-Uralic *amme (“old”). Cognates include Proto-Finnic *ammu-.

Noun

*oamē

  1. old
Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: åemie
    • Ume Sami: [Term?] (å̀bmee)
    • Pite Sami: ååpmie
    • Lule Sami: oames
    • Northern Sami: oamis
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: uámi
    • Skolt Sami: vuäʹmes
    • Kildin Sami: вуэмесь (vuem’es’)
    • Ter Sami: выэмесь
Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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