Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/urmē

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-Norse [script needed] (*(w)urma), from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz.[1]

Noun

*urmē

  1. gadfly larva

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: urbmi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: urmá (< *urmā)
    • Skolt Sami: uʹrmm
    • Kildin Sami: уррьм (urr’m)

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2024. Are There Proto-Slavic Loanwords in Saami?. Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 2024 (69):5–40.[1]
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