Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kërńēlē

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 Proto-Finno-Ugric *küńä.

Noun

*kërńēlē

1. elbow

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gernjere
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami: gárgŋel
  • Lule Sami: garŋŋel
  • Northern Sami: gardnjil
• Eastern Samic:
  • Skolt Sami:
  • Kildin Sami: карьнель (kar’njel’)
  • Ter Sami: kârʹnjelʹ

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