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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sambas

This Proto-Finnic 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-Finnic

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stámbʰHas (whence Sanskrit स्तम्भ (stambha, pillar)).

Noun

*sambas

  1. pillar, column

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: sammas
  • Finnish: sammas
  • Võro: sammas
  • Votic: sammõz

Further reading

  • sammas in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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