< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/këpērē
Proto-Samic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Possibly related to Finnish kypärä.
Noun
*këpērē
- hat
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: gihpere
- Ume Sami: gahppiere
- Pite Sami: gahper
- Lule Sami: gahper
- Northern Sami: gahpir
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: kappeer
- Skolt Sami: keäʹpˈper
- Kildin Sami: кабперь (kabpʹerʹ)
- Ter Sami: kâpperʹ
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