Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tolë

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 *tule.

Noun

*tolë

1. fire

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*tolë
Genitive	*tol̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*tolë	*tol̯ëk
Accusative	*tol̯ëm	*tol̯ëjtē
Partitive	*tolëtē
Genitive	*tol̯ën	*tol̯ëj
Essive	*tolënē	*tol̯ëjnē
Inessive	*tol̯ësnē
Elative	*tol̯ëstē	*tol̯ëjstē
Illative	*tolës̯ën	—
Comitative	*tol̯ëjnē *tol̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*tol̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: dålle
  • Ume Sami: dålˈla
  • Pite Sami: dållå
  • Lule Sami: dållå
  • Northern Sami: dolla
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: tullâ
  • Skolt Sami: toll
  • Akkala Sami: толл (toll)
  • Kildin Sami: толл (toll), то̄лл (tōll)
  • Ter Sami: toll

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