Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/neavrē

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

Borrowing from early Finnish *neürä (modern nöyrä), from Proto-Finnic *neträ.

Adjective

*neavrē (attributive *neavrēs)

1. bad
2. poor

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: nievrie
  • Ume Sami: neävrrie
  • Pite Sami: nävvre
  • Lule Sami: nievrre / nievres
  • Northern Sami: neavri / neavrrẹs
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: nievˈri
  • Skolt Sami: neuʹrr
  • Kildin Sami: не̄ввр (nievvr)

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