Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kimē

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

Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *kiima.

Noun

*kimē

1. rut

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gijmie
  • Pite Sami: gibme
  • Lule Sami: gibme
  • Northern Sami: gipmi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kiṃe
  • Skolt Sami: ǩeeʹmm
• >? Akkala Sami: кемесь (k’em’es’)
• >? Kildin Sami: кэмас (kemas)

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