Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/meaccē

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 *meccä.

Noun

*meaccē

1. forest

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: miehtsie
  • Ume Sami: mä̀htsee
  • Pite Sami: miehˈtsie
  • Lule Sami: miehttse
  • Northern Sami: meahcci
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: mecci
  • Skolt Sami: [Term?] (meä´cˈc)
  • Kildin Sami: ме̄һць (miehc’)
  • Ter Sami: [Term?] (mieχ̜̄c̜e)

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