Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mumpē
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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-Finno-Ugric *mu.
Adjective
*mumpē
Descendants
All descendants other than Ume and Pite Sami changed initial m- to n-.
- Western Samic:
- Eastern Samic:
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
- G. M. Kert (1961) “numʼmʼpʼ”, in P. A. Ariste, V. Z. Panfilov, K. K. Kont, editors, Образцы саамской речи [Samples of the Sami speech], Ленинград: Издательство академии наук СССР, page 169