Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/losē

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

Adjective

*losē

1. heavy

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: lossede / [Term?]
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami: låssåt / lussis
  • Lule Sami: låssåt or låssåk / låsˈsis or låsså
  • Northern Sami: lossat / losˈses or lossa
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: lussâd / lusis
  • Skolt Sami: lossâd / loʹsses
  • Kildin Sami: ло̄ссэ (lōsse) / ло̄ссесь (lōss’es’)

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