Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/-mē

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-Uralic *-ma. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *-ma.

Suffix

*-mē

1. Forms action nouns from verbs.

Derived terms

Proto-Samic terms suffixed with *-mē

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Northern Sami: -n, -pmi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: -m