Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/rājnës

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

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*hrainiʀ), from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.

Adjective

*rājnës

  1. clean

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: raajnes, raajne
    • Ume Sami:
    • Pite Sami: rájnas
    • Lule Sami: rájnas
    • Northern Sami: ráinnas