Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vërës

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

Derived from *vërë. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *veres.

Adjective

*vërës

1. fresh

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: varres
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami: varas, varás
  • Lule Sami: varás
  • Northern Sami: varas
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: voorâs / vorâs
  • Skolt Sami: võõrâs / võrr
  • Kildin Sami: вэрс (vers)
  • Ter Sami: vârs

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