Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pëlsë

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

Unknown. Probably borrowed from a substrate language.

Noun

*pëlsë

1. palsa

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: balse
  • Lule Sami: balssa
  • Northern Sami: balsa
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: polssâ
• → Finnish: palsa
  • → English: palsa

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