Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kurë

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-Finnic *kuru.

Noun

*kurë

1. cleft

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: govre
  • Ume Sami: guvrra
  • Pite Sami: gurra
  • Lule Sami: gurra
  • Northern Sami: gurra
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kurrâ
  • Skolt Sami: kurr
  • Kildin Sami: курр (kurr)
  • Ter Sami: курр (kurr), kurr

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