Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/jievjë

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hiwją.

Noun

*jievjë

1. white reindeer

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: joevje
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami: jävvja
  • Northern Sami: jievja
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: jievˈjâ
  • Skolt Sami: juʹvjj
  • Kildin Sami: ӣййв (jijjv, “white (of reindeer)”)

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