вуаллаш

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Eveloped via syncope of -н- from an earlier trisyllabic form вуаллнешш (vuallnješš), from Proto-Samic *oalulëš, from earlier *oalulë-, from Proto-Samic *oalōl, from Proto-Uralic *ola.

Cognates include Skolt Sami vuålˈlõš and Akkala Sami vallaš.

Noun

вуаллаш (vuallaš)

1. (obsolete) reindeer jawbone with tongue and flesh

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• Ante Aikio (2020) Uralic Etymological Dictionary (draft)‎^[2]