Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/seavńē

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

*seavńē

1. dark

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami:
  • Lule Sami: sjievnnjet, sjävnnjat / sjievnnjis
  • Northern Sami: seavdnjat / sēvdnjes
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: sevŋâd / sevŋis
  • Skolt Sami: seuʹŋŋed / seuʹŋŋes
  • Akkala Sami: сиѵнись (siwnis’)
  • Kildin Sami: се̄ввьнэ (sjēvv’ne) / се̄ввьнэсь (sjēvv’nes’)
  • Ter Sami: seavvʹne / [Term?]

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