Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nuorjō
Proto-Samic edit
Etymology edit
Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2004),[1] the word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword. Likely related to Proto-Samic *noarvē. Compare also Proto-Eskimo *nayyiʀ (“ringed seal”).
Noun edit
*nuorjō
Descendants edit
- Western Samic:
- Eastern Samic:
Further reading edit
- 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
References edit
- ^ Aikio, Ante. 2004. "An essay on substrate studies and the origin of Saami". Mémoires de la Société néophilologique de Helsinki 63: 5–34.