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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pāllō
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *balluz (“ball”).
Noun
*pāllō
- ball
- testicle
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *pāllō | |
| Genitive | *pāl̯l̯ōn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *pāllō | *pāl̯l̯ōk |
| Accusative | *pāl̯l̯ōm | *pāl̯l̯ōjtē |
| Partitive | *pāllōtē | |
| Genitive | *pāl̯l̯ōn | *pāl̯l̯ōj |
| Essive | *pāllōnē | *pāl̯l̯ōjnē |
| Inessive | *pāl̯l̯ōsnē | |
| Elative | *pāl̯l̯ōstē | *pāl̯l̯ōjstē |
| Illative | *pāllus̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *pāl̯l̯ōjnē *pāl̯l̯ujnë | — |
| Abessive | *pāl̯l̯ōptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Pite Sami: bálˈlo
- Lule Sami: bálˈlo
- Northern Sami: bálˈlu
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: pállu
- Skolt Sami: päll
- Kildin Sami: па̄лл (pāll)
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