Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vërkë

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

Adverb

*vërkë

1. almost
2. fast

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: varke
  • Ume Sami: vargga
  • Pite Sami: varrga
  • Lule Sami: vargga
  • Northern Sami: farga
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: vorgâ

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