Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/suojë

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-Finno-Permic *šoje ~ *šuje. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *hoi.

Noun

*suojë

1. netting-needle

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: soeje
  • Ume Sami: suajja
  • Pite Sami: suodja, suojja

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