Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuorōs

Proto-Samic

Etymology

Perhaps a substrate

Adjective

*kuorōs

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Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Ume Sami: guaruos
  • Northern Sami: guorus
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kuarus
  • Skolt Sami: kuâras
  • Kildin Sami: курас (kuras)
  • Ter Sami: ki̮eras

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kuorᴖ̄s”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland