Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vierēs

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-Finnic *veeras.

Adjective

*vierēs (attributive *vierēs)

  1. strange, foreign

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Ume Sami: vieries
    • Pite Sami: vieres
    • Lule Sami: vieres
    • Northern Sami: vieris / vierẹs
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: vieres
    • Skolt Sami: veeʹres / [Term?]
    • Akkala Sami: вересь (v’er’es’), ве̄рес (v’ēr’es) (Genetz)
    • Kildin Sami: вӣресь (vīr’es’)

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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