Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/rāvkë

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 [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *draugaz.

Noun

*rāvkë

1. sea ghost, ghost of a drowned person

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: raavke
  • Pite Sami: rávvga
  • Lule Sami: rávgga
  • Northern Sami: rávga
• Eastern Samic:
  • Skolt Sami:
  • Kildin Sami: роа̄ввк (rååvvk)

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