саламс

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *salams, inherited from Proto-Uralic *sala (“conceal, keep (sg) secret, steal; thief”). Compare Finnish sala (“secret”), salata (“to conceal, keep secret, cover up, hide”), Võro sala (“spy, thief”), Northern Sami suola, Eastern Mari шолы (šoly, “thief”).

Verb

саламс • (salams)

  1. to steal
    саламс ярмакт ― salams jarmakt ― to steal money
  2. to rob
    саламс банк(а) ― salams bank(a) ― to rob a bank
  3. to abduct, hijack
    Террористтнэ саласть самолёт.
    Ťerroŕisttne salasť samoľot.
    The terrorists hijacked a plane.

References
  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “саламс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #871 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
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