Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sājvë

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] (*saiwiʀ), from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz (“lake, sea”).

Noun

*sājvë[1]

  1. fresh water
  2. lake

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: saajve
    • Lule Sami: sájvva
    • Northern Sami: sáiva
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: saivâ
    • Skolt Sami:
    • Ter Sami: sajjv
  • → Finnish: (dialectal) saivo

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. 2009. The Saami loanwords in Finnish and Karelian. PhD thesis. University of Oulu.
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