Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/loańčē

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 *lońća.

Adjective

*loańčē (attributive *loańčēs)

1. calm
2. loose

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: låedtjie / låedtjies
  • Pite Sami: lå̄dˈtje / [Term?]
  • Lule Sami: loadtje / loattjes
• Eastern Samic:
  • Skolt Sami: / [Term?]
  • Kildin Sami: [script needed] (лuəń̄ᵈ́t́š́ᴱ) / [Term?]

Noun

*loańčē

1. windlessness

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: låedtjie
  • Ume Sami: lå̄dˈtjie
  • Lule Sami: loadtje
  • Northern Sami: loažži

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