Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nuorë

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 *noori.

Adjective

*nuorë (attributive *nuorë)

1. young

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: noere
  • Ume Sami: nuarra
  • Pite Sami: nuorra
  • Lule Sami: nuorra
  • Northern Sami: nuorra
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: nuorâ
  • Skolt Sami: nuõrr
  • Akkala Sami: нурр (nurr), нуорр (nuorr)
  • Kildin Sami: нӯрр (nūrr)
  • Ter Sami: nïrr

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