< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/šāpšë
Proto-Samic
Etymology
Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2012), the word is a likely candidate for a Pre-Saami substrate loanword.
Noun
*šāpšë
- capelin
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Northern Sami: šákša
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: šapšâ
- Skolt Sami: šapšš
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
- Aikio, Ante. 2012. "An essay on Saami ethnolinguistic prehistory."