Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kurmā

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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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Unknown.[1]

Noun

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*kurmā

  1. botfly larva

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gårma
    • Ume Sami:
    • Pite Sami:
    • Lule Sami: gurmmá
    • Northern Sami: gurbmá
  • Norwegian: gorm
  • Swedish: korm
  • Finnish: kurmu

References

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  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2009. The Saami loanwords in Finnish and Karelian. PhD thesis. University of Oulu.