< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/neavrē
Proto-Samic
Etymology
Borrowing from early Finnish *neürä (modern nöyrä), from Proto-Finnic *neträ.
Adjective
*neavrē (attributive *neavrēs)
- bad
- poor
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: nievrie
- Ume Sami: neävrrie
- Pite Sami: nävvre
- Lule Sami: nievrre / nievres
- Northern Sami: neavri / neavrrẹs
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: nievˈri
- Skolt Sami: neuʹrr
- Kildin Sami: [Term?]
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