Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/toarō

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

From Proto-Uralic *tora.

Noun

*toarō

1. fight, battle

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*toarō
Genitive	*toar̯ōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*toarō	*toar̯ōk
Accusative	*toar̯ōm	*toar̯ōjtē
Partitive	*toarōtē
Genitive	*toar̯ōn	*toar̯ōj
Essive	*toarōnē	*toar̯ōjnē
Inessive	*toar̯ōsnē
Elative	*toar̯ōstē	*toar̯ōjstē
Illative	*toarus̯ën	—
Comitative	*toar̯ōjnē *toar̯ujnë	—
Abessive	*toar̯ōptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Ume Sami: [Term?] (då̀rroo)
  • Pite Sami: [Term?] (tōrrū)
  • Lule Sami: doarro
  • Northern Sami: doarru
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: tuáṛu
  • Skolt Sami: tuärr
  • Kildin Sami: туарр (tuarr)
  • Ter Sami: тоарра (toârrâ)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “toar̀ō”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland