Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/piejō

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

Unknown. Possibly borrowed from a substrate language.[1]

Noun

*piejō

  1. den, lair

Inflection

Even
Nominative *piejō
Genitive *piej̯ōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *piejō *piej̯ōk
Accusative *piej̯ōm *piej̯ōjtē
Partitive *piejōtē
Genitive *piej̯ōn *piej̯ōj
Essive *piejōnē *piej̯ōjnē
Inessive *piej̯ōsnē
Elative *piej̯ōstē *piej̯ōjstē
Illative *piejus̯ën
Comitative *piej̯ōjnē
*piej̯ujnë
Abessive *piej̯ōptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: biedjo
    • Northern Sami: biedju
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: piäju

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante (2012) An Essay on Saami Ethnolinguistic Prehistory. A Linguistic Map of Prehistoric Northern Europe. Ed. by Grünthal, Riho; Kallio, Petri. Mémoires de la Société Finno-Ougrienne. Suomalais-ugrilainen seura. 63-117.