Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/rājnës

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-Norse [script needed] (*hrainiʀ), from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.

Adjective

*rājnës

1. clean

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: raajnes, raajne
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami: rájnas
  • Lule Sami: rájnas
  • Northern Sami: ráinnas