Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/-mpē

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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]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Uralic *-mpa. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *-mpi.

Suffix[edit]

*-mpē

  1. Forms comparative adjectives.

Derived terms[edit]

Category Proto-Samic terms suffixed with *-mpē not found

Descendants[edit]

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: -be, -åbpoe
    • Northern Sami: -t, -it, -eabbo
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: -b