Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ruontës

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 *ranteš, cognate with Proto-Finnic *randëh.

Noun

*ruontës

1. wrist

Descendants

• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ruodâs
  • Skolt Sami: ruõddâs
  • Kildin Sami: рӯмтас (rūmtas)

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