Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńārpëtē

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 *ńārpē +‎ *-ëtē.

Adjective

*ńārpëtē

  1. thin

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: njárbbat / njárbbis
    • Northern Sami: njárbat / njárbes
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: njarbâd / njarbâdis
    • Skolt Sami: njarbbâd / njaʹrbbes
    • Kildin Sami: нёаррпэ (njårrpe) / нёаррьпэсь (njårr’pes’)
    • Ter Sami: ня̄ррпэдҍ (njārrpâd’) / [script needed] (ńar̜̄b̜es̜)

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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