< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sāvjë
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *saiwiz (“lake, sea”).
Noun
*sāvjë
- fresh water
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Northern Sami: sáiva
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: saivâ
- Skolt Sami:
- Ter Sami: sajjv
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