Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńālë

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

Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2012),[1] the word is a likely candidate for a Pre-Saami substrate loanword.

Noun

*ńālë

  1. arctic fox

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: njálla
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: njaaḷâ
    • Skolt Sami: njaall
    • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (njal)
    • Kildin Sami: нёа̄лл (njååll)
    • Ter Sami: ня̄лл (njāll)
  • → Finnish: naali

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

References

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