Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pealē

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-Uralic *pälä, inherited irregularly, the expected form would be **pālē. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *pooli.

Noun

*pealē

1. side
2. half

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*pealē
Genitive	*peal̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pealē	*peal̯ēk
Accusative	*peal̯ēm	*peal̯ijtē
Partitive	*pealētē
Genitive	*peal̯ēn	*peal̯ij
Essive	*pealēnē	*peal̯ijnē
Inessive	*peal̯ēsnē
Elative	*peal̯ēstē	*peal̯ijstē
Illative	*pealās̯ën	—
Comitative	*peal̯ijnē *peal̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*peal̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: bielie
  • Ume Sami: biellie
  • Pite Sami: bielle
  • Lule Sami: bielle
  • Northern Sami: bealli
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: peeli
  • Skolt Sami: piẹʹll
  • Akkala Sami: пиэлль (piell’)
  • Kildin Sami: пе̄лль (piell’)
  • Ter Sami: pielle

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