Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pievlë

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

From earlier *pälwe ~ *päwle, cognate with Proto-Finnic *pälvi, further origin uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Lithuanian pal̃vė and Old Prussian palve).

Noun

*pievlë

  1. snowless patch on ground

Inflection

Even
Nominative *pievlë
Genitive *piev̯l̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *pievlë *piev̯l̯ëk
Accusative *piev̯l̯ëm *piev̯l̯ëjtē
Partitive *pievlëtē
Genitive *piev̯l̯ën *piev̯l̯ëj
Essive *pievlënē *piev̯l̯ëjnē
Inessive *piev̯l̯ësnē
Elative *piev̯l̯ëstē *piev̯l̯ëjstē
Illative *pievlës̯ën
Comitative *piev̯l̯ëjnē
*piev̯l̯ëjnë
Abessive *piev̯l̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: bïevle
    • Ume Sami: beävlla
    • Pite Sami: bävvla
    • Lule Sami: bievlla
    • Northern Sami: bievla
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: pievlâ
    • Skolt Sami: piull
    • Kildin Sami: пӣввл (pīvvl)
    • Ter Sami: [script needed] (piv̄l)

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