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

    • 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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