Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/rāvsā

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 *rauha (“gland”) (compare Finnish rauhanen).

Noun

*rāvsā

1. gland

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: raavsa
  • Pite Sami: rávvsá
  • Lule Sami: ráksá
  • Northern Sami: ráksá
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ráksá
  • Skolt Sami: rähss
  • Kildin Sami: рӯккс (rūkks), рӯффс (rūffs) (obsolete or dialectal)
  • Ter Sami: ры̄ккс (rï̄kks)

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