Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sambas

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This Proto-Finnic 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-Finnic

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stámbʰHas (whence Sanskrit स्तम्भ (stambha, pillar)).

Noun

*sambas[1]

  1. pillar, column

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: sammas
  • Finnish: sammas
  • Võro: sammas
  • Votic: sammõz

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*sambas”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎ (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • sammas”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012