Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sāvjë

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-Germanic *saiwiz (“lake, sea”).

Noun

*sāvjë

1. fresh water

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Northern Sami: sáiva
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: saivâ
  • Skolt Sami:
  • Ter Sami: sajjv

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