tjors

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Kemi Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *šuoδšō(j).

Possibly related to Finnish sorsa. Cognates include Northern Sami duoršu, Skolt Sami čuâršš and Kildin Sami чуэррш (čuerrš).

Noun

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tjors

  1. duck

Further reading

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