Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vëlē

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

Adjective

*vëlē (attributive *vëlēs)

1. fast

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Pite Sami: valle / [Term?]
  • Lule Sami: valle / vales
  • Northern Sami: valli / valẹs
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: vale / vales

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