Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/këntër

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

Cognate with Proto-Finnic *kinder, further origin unknown.

Noun

*këntër

  1. hock

Descendants

  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: koodâr
    • Skolt Sami: kõõddâr
    • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (kõnder)
    • Kildin Sami: кэнтар (kentar) (obsolete or dialectal)

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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