Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/siltē

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 [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *sīlą.[1]

Noun

*siltē

  1. Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus

Alternative forms

  • *siltā

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: siltie
    • Ume Sami:
    • Pite Sami: sillda (< ?)
    • Lule Sami: silldá
    • Northern Sami: sildi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: silde
    • Skolt Sami: sildd
    • Kildin Sami: сӣллт (sīllt)
    • Ter Sami: sïllʹde

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2019. How did Lapland become Saami? Reconstructing the interaction of Proto-Saami, Proto-Norse and Palaeo-Laplandic language communities in the Iron Age [1].

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