Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sāvrē

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

Adjective

*sāvrē (attributive *sāvrēs)

1. durable

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: saevrie / saevries
  • Ume Sami: sávrrie
  • Pite Sami: sávvre
  • Lule Sami: sávrre / sávres
  • Northern Sami: sávri / sávrrẹs
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: sävri / sävris
  • Skolt Sami: säuʹrr / sääuʹres
  • Kildin Sami:

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