ю̄лльк

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *juolkē, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *jalka. Compare Northern Sami juolgi and Finnish jalka.

Noun

ю̄лльк (jūll’k)

1. leg

Further reading

• 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
• N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) chapter 429, in R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎^[2], Русский язык