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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pirë
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *pire.
Adverb
*pirë
- around
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: bïjre
- Ume Sami: bïjrra
- Pite Sami: birra
- Lule Sami: birra
- Northern Sami: birra
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: pirrâ
- Skolt Sami: pirr
- Kildin Sami: пырр (pɨrr)
- Ter Sami: pïrr
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