Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ompël

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

Related to Proto-Finnic *ombël. See Finnish ommel and Finnish ommella.

Noun

*ompël

1. awl

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Lule Sami: åppål
  • Northern Sami: oppal
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: uubbâlm (why m?)

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