вуал-
Kildin Sami
Etymology
From *oal-, contracted form of Proto-Samic *oalōl-, from Proto-Uralic *ola.
Cognates include Northern Sami oalul and Skolt Sami vuål-.
Prefix
вуал- (vual-)
- cheekbone or jaw
Derived terms
- вуаллдэгк (vualldegk)
- вуалта̄ххьт (vualtāxxʹt)
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
- Ante Aikio (2020) Uralic Etymological Dictionary (draft)