Kildin Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *neavrē, ultimately from early Finnish *neürä (humble) (modern nöyrä). Compare Northern Sami neavri.

Adjective edit

не̄ввр (nievvr)

  1. (obsolete) humble

Further reading edit

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland