gærhkoe

Southern Sami

Etymology

From Old Norse kyrkja. Cognate with Northern Sami girku, Lule Sami girkko, Finnish kirkko and Meänkieli kirkko.

Noun

gærhkoe

  1. church
    Svïenske gærhkoeChurch of Sweden

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