Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/salmi

This Proto-Finnic 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-Finnic

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Permic *śolma. Related to Proto-Samic *čoalmē.

Noun

*salmi[1]

  1. narrow passage of water, strait, narrows
  2. inlet, bay

Inflection

Inflection of *salmi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *salmi *salmët
accusative *salmën *salmët
genitive *salmën *salmëdën
*salmidën
partitive *salmëda *salmida
inessive *salmëssa
*salmëhna 		*salmissa
*salmihna
elative *salmësta *salmista
illative *salmëhën *salmihën
adessive *salmëlla *salmilla
ablative *salmëlta *salmilta
allative *salmëlën
*salmëlëk 		*salmilën
*salmilëk
essive *salmëna *salmina
translative *salmëksi *salmiksi
instructive *salmën *salmin
comitative *salmënëk *salminëk
abessive *salmëtta *salmitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: salm
  • Finnish: salmi
  • Ingrian: salmi
  • Karelian: salmi
  • Veps: sal'm

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*salmi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
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