Reconstruction:Proto-Samoyedic/sër

This Proto-Samoyedic 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-Samoyedic

Etymology

Probably related to *sïrå.

Noun

*sër

1. ice
2. salt

Descendants

• Nganasan: сыр (sɨr)
• Nenets:
  • Tundra Nenets: сэ̇рˮ (sėr)
• Selkup:
  • Southern Selkup:
    • Narym Selkup: хэр (“snow”)
    • Chulym Selkup: cэр (“snow”)

Adjective

*sër

1. white

Descendants

• Nganasan: сыр (sɨr)
• Nenets:
  • Tundra Nenets: сэ̇рˮ (sėr)
• Kamassian: сэре

References

• Janhunen, Juha. 1977. Samojedischer Wortschatz: Gemeinsamojedische Etymologien ('Samoyedic Vocabulary: Common Samoyedic Etymologies'). Castreanianumin toimitteita 17. Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. →ISBN.