< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńālë
Proto-Samic
Etymology
Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2012)[1], the word is a likely candidate for a Pre-Saami substrate loanword.
Noun
*ńālë
- arctic fox
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Northern Sami: njálla
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: njaaḷâ
- Skolt Sami: njaall
- Akkala Sami: njal
- Kildin Sami: нёалл (njoall)
- Ter Sami:
- → Finnish: naali
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. 2012. "An essay on Saami ethnolinguistic prehistory."