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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/siltē

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

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Noun

*siltē

  1. Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus

Alternative forms
  • *siltā

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: siltie
    • Ume Sami:
    • Pite Sami: sillda (< ?)
    • Lule Sami: silldá
    • Northern Sami: sildi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: silde
    • Skolt Sami: sildd
    • Kildin Sami: сӣллт (sīllt)
    • Ter Sami: sïllʹde

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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