Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čoarvē

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

From earlier *ćorwa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śarwe, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwa-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *sarvi.

Noun

*čoarvē

1. horn

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*čoarvē
Genitive	*čoar̯v̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*čoarvē	*čoar̯v̯ēk
Accusative	*čoar̯v̯ēm	*čoar̯v̯ijtē
Partitive	*čoarvētē
Genitive	*čoar̯v̯ēn	*čoar̯v̯ij
Essive	*čoarvēnē	*čoar̯v̯ijnē
Inessive	*čoar̯v̯ēsnē
Elative	*čoar̯v̯ēstē	*čoar̯v̯ijstē
Illative	*čoarvās̯ën	—
Comitative	*čoar̯v̯ijnē *čoar̯v̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*čoar̯v̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: tjåervie
  • Ume Sami: tjå̄rvvie
  • Pite Sami: tjå̄rrve
  • Lule Sami: tjoarvve
  • Northern Sami: čoarvi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čuárˈvi
  • Skolt Sami: čuäʹrvv
  • Akkala Sami: чуэррьв (čuerr’v)
  • Kildin Sami: чуэррьв (čuerr’v)
  • Ter Sami: čïerrʹve

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