Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ompë
Proto-Samic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around”). Borrowed into Proto-Finno-Samic, Finnic cognates include Finnish umpi. Possibly borrowed even earlier into Proto-Finno-Permic, in which case cognates include Komi-Zyrian об (ob, “heavy snowfall”).
Adjective edit
*ompë
Inflection edit
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
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[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland