Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nuorjō

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

Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2004),[1] the word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword. Likely related to Proto-Samic *noarvē. Compare also Proto-Eskimo *nayyiʀ (“ringed seal”).

Noun

*nuorjō

  1. seal (animal)

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: nuorjjo
    • Northern Sami: njuorju
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: nuárˈju
    • Skolt Sami: nueˈrjj
    • Kildin Sami: нуэррьй (nuerr’j)
    • Ter Sami: ныэррье (nïerrʼje)

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

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2004. "An essay on substrate studies and the origin of Saami". Mémoires de la Société néophilologique de Helsinki 63: 5–34.
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