Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/lëppō

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *(s)lëppō

Etymology

Probably from earlier *loppō (cf. e.g. *lëpsē), further origin uncertain. Possibly related to Erzya нупонь (nupoń, “moss”), or borrowed from a substrate language.[1]

Noun

*lëppō[2]

  1. beard moss, lichen on trees

Inflection

Even
Nominative *lëppō
Genitive *lëp̯p̯ōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *lëppō *lëp̯p̯ōk
Accusative *lëp̯p̯ōm *lëp̯p̯ōjtē
Partitive *lëppōtē
Genitive *lëp̯p̯ōn *lëp̯p̯ōj
Essive *lëppōnē *lëp̯p̯ōjnē
Inessive *lëp̯p̯ōsnē
Elative *lëp̯p̯ōstē *lëp̯p̯ōjstē
Illative *lëppus̯ën —
Comitative *lëp̯p̯ōjnē
*lëp̯p̯ujnë 		—
Abessive *lëp̯p̯ōptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Ume Sami: lahppuo
    • Pite Sami: lahppo, slahppo (< *slëppō ?)
    • Lule Sami: slahppo (< *slëppō ?)
    • Northern Sami: lahppu
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Skolt Sami: lâpp
    • Kildin Sami: лаһп (lahp)

From earlier *loppō:

  • → Finnish: luppo
  • → Karelian:

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

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante (2012) An Essay on Saami Ethnolinguistic Prehistory. A Linguistic Map of Prehistoric Northern Europe. Ed. by Grünthal, Riho; Kallio, Petri. Mémoires de la Société Finno-Ougrienne. Suomalais-ugrilainen seura. 63-117.
  2. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2009. The Saami loanwords in Finnish and Karelian. PhD thesis. University of Oulu.
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