poaʒaj

Ter Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *poacōj, from Proto-Finno-Permic *počaw, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *páću, from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (“cattle”).

Noun

poaʒaj

  1. reindeer

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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