Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuovčōrē

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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuovčōrē

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

Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2004)[1], the word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword. Likely related to Proto-Samic *kuvčā.

Noun

*kuovčōrē

1. trout

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Northern Sami: guovžur
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kuávžur
  • Skolt Sami: koouǯâr

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

References

1. Aikio, Ante. 2004. "An essay on substrate studies and the origin of Saami". Mémoires de la Société néophilologique de Helsinki 63: 5–34.