Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/këlpë

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

Cognate with Proto-Finnic *kilpi, possibly borrowed by metathesis from Proto-Germanic *hlībō (whence Old Norse hlíf).

Noun

*këlpë

  1. broad and flat portion of reindeer antler

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: galbe
    • Northern Sami: galba
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: kolbâ
    • Skolt Sami: kõlbb
    • Kildin Sami:

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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