Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/oarpēs

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 *orpas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos, possibly through Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárbʰas. Compare also e.g. Proto-Finnic *orpoi, Erzya уроз (uroz).

PIE word
*h₃órbʰos

Noun

*oarpēs

1. orphan

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: åerpies
  • Ume Sami: å̄rbies
  • Pite Sami: å̄rbes
  • Lule Sami: oarbes
  • Northern Sami: oarbbis
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: uárbis
  • Skolt Sami: vuẹʹrbes
  • Kildin Sami: вуэрьпэсь (vuer’pes’) (obsolete)

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