Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/oarpēnē

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

From earlier *orpana, cognate with Proto-Finnic *orpana, probably from the same root *orpa- as *oarpēs.

Noun

*oarpēnē

1. female cousin

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: åerpene
  • Ume Sami: å̄rbbiene
  • Pite Sami: å̄rrben
  • Lule Sami: oarbben
• Eastern Samic:
  • Kildin Sami: вуэррьпэнҍ (vuerr’pen’)

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