саламс

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *salams, inherited from Proto-Uralic *sala (“conceal, keep (sg) secret, steal; thief”). Compare Finnish sala (“secret”), salata (“to conceal, keep secret, cover up, hide”), Võro sala (“spy, thief”), Northern Sami suola, Eastern Mari шолы (šoly, “thief”).

Verb

саламс • (salams)

1. to steal

   саламс ярмакт ― salams jarmakt ― to steal money

2. to rob

   саламс банк(а) ― salams bank(a) ― to rob a bank

3. to abduct, hijack

   Террористтнэ саласть самолёт.

   Ťerroŕisttne salasť samoľot.

   The terrorists hijacked a plane.

References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “саламс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Entry #871 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.