Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kāvšō

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown. Probably borrowed from a substrate language. [1]

Noun[edit]

*kāvšō

  1. bitch
  2. she-wolf

Descendants[edit]

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gaavsja
    • Ume Sami: gausjoo
    • Pite Sami: kaavˈsjuo
    • Lule Sami: gáksjo
    • Northern Sami: gákšu
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading[edit]

  • 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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2012. "An essay on Saami ethnolinguistic prehistory."
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