Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pearkëlë

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 *perkeleh.

Interjection

*pearkëlë

1. damn

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: biërgele
  • Ume Sami: bärˈgala
  • Pite Sami: pierˈkal
  • Lule Sami: bärggal
  • Northern Sami: beargalat
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: pergâlâh
  • Skolt Sami: piârgglõk

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “pɛ̄rke̮le̮”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland