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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.
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *ora. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *oraba.
Noun
*oarēvē
- squirrel
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: åeruve
- Ume Sami: å̄rrieve
- Pite Sami: å̄rˈre
- Lule Sami: oarˈre
- Northern Sami: oarˈri
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: uárˈree
- Skolt Sami: vuäʹrˈrev
- Akkala Sami: вуаррев (vuarr’ev)
- Kildin Sami: вуэррев (vuerrjev)
- Ter Sami: выэррев (vïerrʼev)
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