Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čeartë

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

Uncertain. Possibly from Pre-Samic *ćertä and borrowed from early Proto-Indo-Iranian *(s)ćerdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerdʰ- (“herd”).

Noun

*čeartë

  1. tribe

Inflection

Even
Nominative *čeartë
Genitive *čear̯t̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *čeartë *čear̯t̯ëk
Accusative *čear̯t̯ëm *čear̯t̯ëjtē
Partitive *čeartëtē
Genitive *čear̯t̯ën *čear̯t̯ëj
Essive *čeartënē *čear̯t̯ëjnē
Inessive *čear̯t̯ësnē
Elative *čear̯t̯ëstē *čear̯t̯ëjstē
Illative *čeartës̯ën —
Comitative *čear̯t̯ëjnē
*čear̯t̯ëjnë 		—
Abessive *čear̯t̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: tjïerte
    • Lule Sami: tjärdda
    • Northern Sami: čearda

References

  • Holopainen, Sampsa (2022), “On the question of substitution of palatovelars in Indo-European loanwords into Uralic”, in Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja‎[1], number 98, →ISSN, page 209

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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