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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/šuvë

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from early Proto-Finnic *šüvä (later *hüvä).[1]

Adjective

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*šuvë

  1. good

Descendants

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  • Eastern Samic:
    • Kildin Sami: шувв (šuvv)
    • Ter Sami: шувва (šuvvâ)

References

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  1. ^ Aikio, A. (2006). On Germanic-Saami contacts and Saami prehistory. Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja, 2006(91), 9–55.