Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuopērē

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

From earlier *kapara, borrowed from early Proto-Germanic *hāfa- (later *hōfaz). Compare Proto-Finnic *kapja.

Noun

*kuopērē

1. reindeer hoof

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: guehpere
  • Ume Sami: güehpèra
  • Pite Sami: kuohpier
  • Lule Sami: guober
  • Northern Sami: guobir
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kyeppir
  • Skolt Sami: [Term?] (kɯ̆ə̆ᵓp̀per̜)
• → Finnish: kopara

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