Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kārvēs

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-Norse [script needed] (*garwaz), from Proto-Germanic *garwaz.

Adjective

*kārvēs

1. ready
2. finished

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gaervies
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami: gárves
  • Lule Sami: gárves
  • Northern Sami: gárvvis
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: käärvis