Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/oamē
Proto-Samic
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed or cognate to Proto-Finnic *oma.
Noun
edit*oamē
Descendants
edit- Western Samic:
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: uámi
Further reading
edit- 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
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Uralic *amme (“old”). Cognates include Proto-Finnic *ammu-.
Noun
edit*oamē
Descendants
edit- Western Samic:
- Eastern Samic:
Further reading
edit- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland