Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/moršë

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

Unknown. Probably borrowed from a substrate language.

Noun

*moršë

1. walrus

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*moršë
Genitive	*mor̯š̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*moršë	*mor̯š̯ëk
Accusative	*mor̯š̯ëm	*mor̯š̯ëjtē
Partitive	*moršëtē
Genitive	*mor̯š̯ën	*mor̯š̯ëj
Essive	*moršënē	*mor̯š̯ëjnē
Inessive	*mor̯š̯ësnē
Elative	*mor̯š̯ëstē	*mor̯š̯ëjstē
Illative	*moršës̯ën	—
Comitative	*mor̯š̯ëjnē *mor̯š̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*mor̯š̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Northern Sami: morša
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: muršâ
  • Skolt Sami: [Term?] (mor̄š̄ᴬ)
  • Kildin Sami: моррш (morrš)
  • Ter Sami: моррш (morrš)
• → Finnish: mursu
• → Karelian:
  • North Karelian: muršu
  • South Karelian: muržu
• → Russian: морж (morž)
  • → French: morse