Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/-stē

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 *-tē, the partitive singular ending, preceded by a proximal locative marker *-s-.

Suffix

*-stē

1. Ending of the elative singular.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: -ste
  • Lule Sami: -s
  • Northern Sami: -s
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: -st