Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tuššē

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 early Proto-Finnic *tüšjä (later *tühjä).[1]

Adjective

*tuššē

  1. empty

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: dassjie
    • Pite Sami: dåssje
    • Lule Sami: dåsˈsje
    • Northern Sami: dušˈši
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: tušše
    • Skolt Sami: tuʹšš

References

  1. ^ Aikio, A. (2006). On Germanic-Saami contacts and Saami prehistory. Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja, 2006(91), 9–55.
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