Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čoalē

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 Proto-Finno-Ugric *śale. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *sooli.

Noun

*čoalē

1. intestine

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*čoalē
Genitive	*čoal̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*čoalē	*čoal̯ēk
Accusative	*čoal̯ēm	*čoal̯ijtē
Partitive	*čoalētē
Genitive	*čoal̯ēn	*čoal̯ij
Essive	*čoalēnē	*čoal̯ijnē
Inessive	*čoal̯ēsnē
Elative	*čoal̯ēstē	*čoal̯ijstē
Illative	*čoalās̯ën	—
Comitative	*čoal̯ijnē *čoal̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*čoal̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: tjåelie
  • Ume Sami: tjå̄llie
  • Pite Sami: tjå̄lle
  • Lule Sami: tjoalle
  • Northern Sami: čoalli
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čuáli
  • Skolt Sami: čuẹʹll
  • Kildin Sami: чуэлль (čuell’)
  • Ter Sami: чыэлле (čïellʼe)

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