gærhkoe
Southern Sami
Etymology
From Old Norse kyrkja. Cognate with Northern Sami girku, Lule Sami girkko, Finnish kirkko and Meänkieli kirkko.
Noun
gærhkoe
- church
- Svïenske gærhkoe ― Church of Sweden
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