Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/oarpēs

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 earlier *orpas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos, possibly through Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárbʰas. Compare also e.g. Proto-Finnic *orpoi, Erzya уроз (uroz).

PIE word
*h₃órbʰos

Noun

*oarpēs

  1. orphan

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: åerpies
    • Ume Sami: å̄rbies
    • Pite Sami: å̄rbes
    • Lule Sami: oarbes
    • Northern Sami: oarbbis
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: uárbis
    • Skolt Sami: vuẹʹrbes
    • Kildin Sami: вуэрьпэсь (vuer’pes’) (obsolete)

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
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