Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ollēs

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 earlier *ullas, borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*fullaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *fullaz.[1]

Adjective

*ollēs

  1. whole, entire

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: ellies
    • Ume Sami: ållies
    • Pite Sami: ålles
    • Lule Sami: ålles
    • Northern Sami: ollis
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: oles
    • Skolt Sami: ååʹlles

References

  1. ^ Luobbal Sámmol Sámmol Ánte (Aikio, Ante). 2025. Two strata of Proto-Norse loanwords in Saami:Evidence for an extinct Norse variety [1]