Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sammal

This Proto-Finnic 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-Finnic

Etymology

Unknown. Sometimes compared with Lithuanian samanos, but a borrowing from Baltic is not considered certain.

Noun

*sammal

moss

Inflection

Inflection of *sammal

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*sammal	*sammalët
accusative	*sammalën	*sammalët
genitive	*sammalën	sammaldën sammalidën
partitive	*sammalta	*sammalita
inessive	sammalëssa sammalëhna	sammalissa sammalihna
elative	*sammalësta	*sammalista
illative	*sammalësën	*sammalisën
adessive	*sammalëlla	*sammalilla
ablative	*sammalëlta	*sammalilta
allative	sammalëlën sammalëlëk	sammalilën sammalilëk
essive	*sammalla	*sammalina
translative	*sammalëksi	*sammaliksi
instructive	*sammalën	*sammalin
comitative	*sammallëk	*sammalinëk
abessive	*sammalëtta	*sammalitta

Descendants

Estonian: sammal
Finnish: sammal
- → Northern Sami: sámil
Ingrian: sammal
Karelian: šammal
Livonian: sōmal
Livvi: sammal
Ludian: sammal, sammau
Veps: samal, samou
Võro: sammõl'
Votic: sammõl