Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/-mpē

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 *-mpa. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *-mpi.

Suffix

*-mpē

1. Forms comparative adjectives.

Derived terms

Category Proto-Samic terms suffixed with *-mpē not found

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: -be, -åbpoe
  • Northern Sami: -t, -it, -eabbo
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: -b