Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vëlē

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
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[edit]

Adjective[edit]

*vëlē (attributive *vëlēs)

  1. fast

Descendants[edit]

  • Western Samic:
    • Pite Sami: valle / [Term?]
    • Lule Sami: valle / vales
    • Northern Sami: valli / valẹs
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading[edit]

  • 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