Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sërvë

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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

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Etymology

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From a Balto-Slavic language, possibly through early Proto-Finnic *širwe (later *hirvi). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-.

Noun

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*sërvë

  1. elk, moose, Alces alces

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *sërvë
Genitive *sër̯v̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *sërvë *sër̯v̯ëk
Accusative *sër̯v̯ëm *sër̯v̯ëjtē
Partitive *sërvëtē
Genitive *sër̯v̯ën *sër̯v̯ëj
Essive *sërvënē *sër̯v̯ëjnē
Inessive *sër̯v̯ësnē
Elative *sër̯v̯ëstē *sër̯v̯ëjstē
Illative *sërvës̯ën
Comitative *sër̯v̯ëjnē
*sër̯v̯ëjnë
Abessive *sër̯v̯ëptāk̯ëk
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Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: sarve
    • Ume Sami: sarvva
    • Pite Sami: sarrva
    • Lule Sami: sarvva
    • Northern Sami: sarva, sarvva
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading

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  • 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
  • Lehtiranta, Juhani. 1989–2001. Yhteissaamelainen sanasto ('Common Sami Vocabulary'). Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia 200. Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. →ISBN.