Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuońës

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 *ëńa.

Adjective

*vuońës

1. tame

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: voenjes
  • Lule Sami: vuonjas
  • Northern Sami: vuonjas / vuonjas or vuonjasis
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami:
  • Skolt Sami: [Term?] (vuo̭ńɐ̑s)

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