Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kālmē

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

Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *kalma.

Noun

*kālmē

  1. grave

Inflection

Even
Nominative *kālmē
Genitive *kāl̯m̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *kālmē *kāl̯m̯ēk
Accusative *kāl̯m̯ēm *kāl̯m̯ijtē
Partitive *kālmētē
Genitive *kāl̯m̯ēn *kāl̯m̯ij
Essive *kālmēnē *kāl̯m̯ijnē
Inessive *kāl̯m̯ēsnē
Elative *kāl̯m̯ēstē *kāl̯m̯ijstē
Illative *kālmās̯ën
Comitative *kāl̯m̯ijnē
*kāl̯m̯ijnë
Abessive *kāl̯m̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gaelmie
    • Ume Sami: gálbmie
    • Pite Sami: gálbme
    • Lule Sami: gálmme
    • Northern Sami: gálbmi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Kildin Sami: ка̄лльм (kāll’m)
    • Ter Sami: ка̄лльмэ (kâ̄llʼme)

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