< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/noarvē
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 *nuorjō.
Noun
*noarvē
- seal, (animal)
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: nåervie
- Northern Sami: noarvi
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
- Aikio, Ante. 2004. "An essay on substrate studies and the origin of Saami". Mémoires de la Société néophilologique de Helsinki 63: 5–34.