Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/porjës
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From earlier *purješ, cognate with Proto-Finnic *purjëh, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *buriz (“favourable wind”).
Noun
*porjës
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *por̯j̯ës | |
| Genitive | *por̯j̯ësn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *por̯j̯ës | *por̯j̯ësk |
| Accusative | *por̯j̯ësm | *por̯j̯ësjtē |
| Partitive | *por̯j̯ëstē | |
| Genitive | *por̯j̯ësn | *por̯j̯ësj |
| Essive | *por̯j̯ësnē | *por̯j̯ësjnē |
| Inessive | *por̯j̯ëssnē | |
| Elative | *por̯j̯ësstē | *por̯j̯ësjstē |
| Illative | *por̯j̯ës̯s̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *por̯j̯ësjnē *por̯j̯ësjnë |
— |
| Abessive | *por̯j̯ësptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Pite Sami: bårjås
- Lule Sami: bårjås
- Northern Sami: borjjas
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: puurjâs
- Skolt Sami: poorjâs
- Kildin Sami: порьяс (por’’as)
- Ter Sami: [script needed] (porjs)
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