Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(s)lāppō

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

Origin unknown. Due to the initial consonant cluster, it is thought to belong to a lost substrate language.

Noun

*(s)lāppō

1. sinew thread

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: slaapuo
  • Ume Sami: sláhppuo
  • Lule Sami: sláhppo
  • Northern Sami: láhppu
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: láppu
  • Skolt Sami: läpp
  • Kildin Sami: ла̄һп (lāhp)

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