< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čierrēkkē
Proto-Samic
Etymology
Origin unknown.
Noun
*čierrēkkē
- tern
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Northern Sami: čearret
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: čerrih
- Skolt Sami: ceʹrriǩ
- Akkala Sami: tjerre
- Kildin Sami: це̄рехь (cʹērʹexʹ)
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