Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kālmē

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-Finnic *kalma.

Noun

*kālmē

1. grave

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gaelmie
  • Ume Sami: gàlˈbmee
  • Pite Sami: kaalˈpmie
  • Lule Sami: gálmme
  • Northern Sami: gálbmi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Kildin Sami: ка̄лльм (kāll’m)
  • Ter Sami: [script needed] (kal̜̄m̜e)

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