Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/këlpë

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

Noun

*këlpë

1. plate in a reindeer horn

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: galbe
  • Northern Sami: galba
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kolbâ
  • Skolt Sami: kõlbb
  • Kildin Sami:

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