Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pëlsë

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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]

Unknown. Probably borrowed from a substrate language.

Noun[edit]

*pëlsë

  1. palsa

Descendants[edit]

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: balse
    • Lule Sami: balssa
    • Northern Sami: balsa
  • Eastern Samic:
  • Finnish: palsa

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