Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tāmmukkë

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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tāmmukkë

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

Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2012)[1], the word is a likely candidate for a Pre-Saami substrate loanword.

Noun

*tāmmukkë

1. brown trout

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: dååpmehke
  • Lule Sami: dábmuk
  • Northern Sami: dápmot
• → Finnish: tammukka

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

References

1. Aikio, Ante. 2012. "An essay on Saami ethnolinguistic prehistory."