Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńālë

This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Samic

Etymology

Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2012), the word is a likely candidate for a Pre-Saami substrate loanword.

Noun

*ńālë

1. arctic fox

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Northern Sami: njálla
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: njaaḷâ
  • Skolt Sami: njaall
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (njal)
  • Kildin Sami: нёа̄лл (njååll)
  • Ter Sami: ня̄лл (njāll)
• → Finnish: naali

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