Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/fierōtēk

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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/fierōtēk

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

From Proto-Germanic *þweraną (“to swirl, turn”).[1]

Verb

*fierōtēk

1. to stir, to whisk

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Ume Sami: fiärruot
  • Pite Sami: fierrot
  • Lule Sami: fierrot
  • Northern Sami: fierrut
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: fiärruđ
  • >? Kildin Sami: вӣршэ (vīrše)

References

1. Aikio, Ante: Loanwords from unattested Nordic source forms in Saami (2020).

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