Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čëlmētteamē

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 *čëlmē +‎ *-tteamē.

Adjective

*čëlmētteamē (attributive *čëlmēttēs)

1. blind

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: tjelmehts
  • Lule Sami: tjalmedibme / tjalmedis
  • Northern Sami: čalmmẹheapmẹ / čalmmẹhis
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čalmettem / čalmettes
  • Skolt Sami: čââʹlmteʹm / čââʹlmtemes
  • Kildin Sami: чалльмхэмь (čall’mxem’)