Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pëlsë

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

Unknown. Probably borrowed from a substrate language.

Noun

*pëlsë

  1. palsa

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: balse
    • Lule Sami: balssa
    • Northern Sami: balsa
  • Eastern Samic:
  • → Finnish: palsa

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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