Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(k)ruonë

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

Borrowing from North Germanic, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Adjective

*(k)ruonë

1. green

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: kroenes
  • Lule Sami: ruodnat / ruoddnis, ruonas
  • Northern Sami: ruonas
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ruonâs
  • Skolt Sami: ruânn
  • Kildin Sami: руэнн (ruenn)
  • Ter Sami: rïenn

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