Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mielkë

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-Uralic *mälke.

Noun

*mielkë

  1. breast, chest (of an animal)

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: mïelke
    • Ume Sami: meälgga
    • Pite Sami: mällga
    • Lule Sami: mielgga
    • Northern Sami: mielga
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: mielgâ
    • Skolt Sami: miõlgg
    • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (mjelk)
    • Kildin Sami: мӣллк (mīllk)
    • Ter Sami: мӣллк (mīllk)
  • → Finnish: (dialectal) melki

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
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