Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/luopē

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 Proto-Uralic *lapa.

Noun

*luopē

1. shoulder blade

Descendants

• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: lyepi
  • Skolt Sami: lueʹpp
  • Kildin Sami: лӯбпь (lūbp’)
  • Ter Sami: [Term?] (li̮p̜p̜e)

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