Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ārvō

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 *arvo.

Noun

*ārvō

1. value

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*ārvō
Genitive	*ār̯v̯ōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ārvō	*ār̯v̯ōk
Accusative	*ār̯v̯ōm	*ār̯v̯ōjtē
Partitive	*ārvōtē
Genitive	*ār̯v̯ōn	*ār̯v̯ōj
Essive	*ārvōnē	*ār̯v̯ōjnē
Inessive	*ār̯v̯ōsnē
Elative	*ār̯v̯ōstē	*ār̯v̯ōjstē
Illative	*ārvus̯ën	—
Comitative	*ār̯v̯ōjnē *ār̯v̯ujnë	—
Abessive	*ār̯v̯ōptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: aarvoe
  • Ume Sami: árvvuo
  • Lule Sami: árvvo
  • Northern Sami: árvu
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: árvu
  • Skolt Sami: ärvv
  • Kildin Sami: а̄ррв (ārrv)

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