Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/oarēvē

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 *ora. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *oraba.

Noun

*oarēvē

1. squirrel

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: åeruve
  • Ume Sami: å̄rrieve
  • Pite Sami: å̄rˈre
  • Lule Sami: oarˈre
  • Northern Sami: oarˈri
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: uárˈree
  • Skolt Sami: vuäʹrˈrev
  • Akkala Sami: вуаррев (vuarr’ev)
  • Kildin Sami: вуэррев (vuerrjev)
  • Ter Sami: выэррев (vïerrʼev)

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