Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čāppëtē

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 *čāppë +‎ *-ëtē.

Adjective

*čāppëtē

  1. black

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: tjååhpehke / tjeehpes
    • Ume Sami: tjáhppade / [Term?]
    • Lule Sami: tjáhppat / tjáhppis
    • Northern Sami: čáhppat / čáhppes
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: čappâđ / čapis
    • Skolt Sami: čappâd / čaʹppes
    • Kildin Sami: чоа̄һпэ (čååhpe) / чоа̄һпесь (čååhp’es’)
    • Ter Sami: ча̄һһпэдҍ (čāhhpâd’) / [Term?]

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland