Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čielkës

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Proto-Finnic *selkedä.

Adjective

*čielkës (attributive *čielkë)

  1. clear, transparent

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: tjïelkes / tjïelke
    • Lule Sami: tjielgas / tjielgga
    • Northern Sami: čielggas / čielga
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: čielgâs / čielˈgâ
    • Skolt Sami: čiõlǥâs / čiõlgg
    • Kildin Sami: чӣллк (čīllk)
  • →? Finnish: silkka (“sheer, solid”)

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
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