Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńālkē

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 *ńälkä, cognate with Proto-Finnic *nälkä (“hunger”), derived from Proto-Uralic *ńäle- (“to swallow”). Doublet of *nealkē.

Adjective

*ńālkē

  1. tasty

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: njaelkie
    • Ume Sami: njálggie
    • Pite Sami: njállge
    • Lule Sami: njálgge
    • Northern Sami: njálggis
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: njäälgis
    • Skolt Sami: njääʹljes
    • Akkala Sami: няльгись (njal’gis’)
    • Kildin Sami: ня̄лькесь (neal’kjes’)
    • Ter Sami: [script needed] (ńal̜g̜es̜)

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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