Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ësē

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

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Noun

*ësē

1. skin-side of a hide

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*ësē
Genitive	*ës̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ësē	*ës̯ēk
Accusative	*ës̯ēm	*ës̯ijtē
Partitive	*ësētē
Genitive	*ës̯ēn	*ës̯ij
Essive	*ësēnē	*ës̯ijnē
Inessive	*ës̯ēsnē
Elative	*ës̯ēstē	*ës̯ijstē
Illative	*ësās̯ën	—
Comitative	*ës̯ijnē *ës̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*ës̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: jissie
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami: asse
  • Lule Sami: asse (“inner side of skin”)
  • Northern Sami: assi (“scalp”)
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ase
  • Skolt Sami: ââʹss
  • Kildin Sami: ассь (ass’)
  • Ter Sami: âsse

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