Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/jāmētēk

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 Proto-Finno-Permic *jämä- or Proto-Uralic *jama-[1].

Verb

*jāmētēk

  1. to die

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: jaamedh
    • Ume Sami: jábmiet
    • Pite Sami: jábmet
    • Lule Sami: jábmet
    • Northern Sami: jápmit
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: jäämmiđ
    • Kildin Sami: я̄мме (jāmm’e)
    • Ter Sami: я̄ммедҍ (jāmm’edʼ)

References

  1. ^ Entry #161 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

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