pootso

Kemi Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *poacōj, from Proto-Uralic *počaw.

Cognates include Northern Sami boazu, Inari Sami puásui and Skolt Sami puäʒʒ.

Noun

pootso

  1. reindeer

Further reading

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