Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/këpērē

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

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Possibly related to Finnish kypärä.

Noun

*këpērē

  1. hat

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gihpere
    • Ume Sami: gahppiere
    • Pite Sami: gahper
    • Lule Sami: gahper
    • Northern Sami: gahpir
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: kappeer
    • Skolt Sami: keäʹpˈper
    • Kildin Sami: кабперь (kabpjer’)
    • Ter Sami: kâpperʹ

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
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