Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/teamēs

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

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þemaz (whence Old High German demar).

Adjective

*teamēs

  1. dark

Descendants

  • Eastern Samic:
    • Skolt Sami:
    • Kildin Sami: те̄ммесь (tiemmjes’)
  • →? Finnish: Temmes

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
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