Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/soalvē
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From earlier *solwa, cognate with Proto-Finnic *solva, further origin unknown.
Noun
*soalvē
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Northern Sami: soalvi
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: suálˈvi
- Skolt Sami: suäʹlvv
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