Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mielë

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-Finno-Permic *mäle.

Noun

*mielë

1. mind

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*mielë
Genitive	*miel̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mielë	*miel̯ëk
Accusative	*miel̯ëm	*miel̯ëjtē
Partitive	*mielëtē
Genitive	*miel̯ën	*miel̯ëj
Essive	*mielënē	*miel̯ëjnē
Inessive	*miel̯ësnē
Elative	*miel̯ëstē	*miel̯ëjstē
Illative	*mielës̯ën	—
Comitative	*miel̯ëjnē *miel̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*miel̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: mïele
  • Ume Sami: miälla
  • Pite Sami: miella
  • Lule Sami: miella
  • Northern Sami: miella
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: mieḷâ
  • Skolt Sami: miõll
  • Akkala Sami: милл (mill)
  • Kildin Sami: мӣлл (mīll)
  • Ter Sami: mill

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