Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čānā

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 *śänä.

Noun

*čānā

  1. polypore

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: tjaana
    • Ume Sami: tjádná
    • Pite Sami: tjádná
    • Lule Sami: tjádná
    • Northern Sami: čátná
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: čááṇá
    • Skolt Sami: čäänn
    • >? Akkala Sami: чаӈӈ (čaŋŋ, chaga)
    • Kildin Sami: ча̄нн (čānn)
    • Ter Sami: ча̄нна (čānna)

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland