Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëδëm

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

Related to Proto-Finnic *üdin (Finnish ydin); from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wideme. Cognates include Erzya удем (uďem, “brain; intellect”), Eastern Mari вем (vem, “marrow”) and Hungarian velő (“marrow”).

Noun

*ëδëm

1. bone marrow

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*ëδ̯ëm
Genitive	*ëδëm̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ëδ̯ëm	*ëδëm̯ëk
Accusative	*ëδëm̯ëm	*ëδëm̯ëjtē
Partitive	*ëδ̯ëmtē
Genitive	*ëδëm̯ën	*ëδëm̯ëj
Essive	*ëδ̯ëmnē	*ëδëm̯ëjnē
Inessive	*ëδëm̯ësnē
Elative	*ëδëm̯ëstē	*ëδëm̯ëjstē
Illative	*ëδ̯ëm̯s̯ën	—
Comitative	*ëδëm̯ëjnē *ëδëm̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*ëδëm̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: jïrreme
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami: arram, addam
  • Lule Sami: adám
  • Northern Sami: ađa
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: oođâ
  • Skolt Sami: õõđ
  • Kildin Sami: э̄д (ēd)
  • Ter Sami: âd

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