< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic

Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pirë

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 *pire.

Adverb

*pirë

  1. around

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: bïjre
    • Ume Sami: bïjrra
    • Pite Sami: birra
    • Lule Sami: birra
    • Northern Sami: birra
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.