< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/oarpēs
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From earlier *orpas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos, possibly through Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárbʰas. Compare also e.g. Proto-Finnic *orpoi, Erzya уроз (uroz).
Noun
*oarpēs
- orphan
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: åerpies
- Ume Sami: å̄rbies
- Pite Sami: å̄rbes
- Lule Sami: oarbes
- Northern Sami: oarbbis
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: uárbis
- Skolt Sami: vuẹʹrbes
- Kildin Sami:
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