< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kërńēlē
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *küńä.
Noun
*kërńēlē
- elbow
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: gernjere
- Ume Sami:
- Pite Sami: gárgŋel
- Lule Sami: garŋŋel
- Northern Sami: gardnjil
- Eastern Samic:
- Skolt Sami:
- Kildin Sami: карьнель (kar’njel’)
- Ter Sami: kârʹnjelʹ
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