Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čulkumë

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

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Noun

*čulkumë

  1. side of a shoe

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: tjolkeme
    • Lule Sami: tjulgum
    • Northern Sami: čulggon
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: čulgoom
    • Kildin Sami: [script needed] (čulg)
    • >? Ter Sami: чыллг (čïllg)

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