Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/poacōj

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-Finno-Permic *počaw, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *páću, from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (“cattle”).

Noun

*poacōj

1. reindeer

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: båatsoe
  • Ume Sami: bå̄tsuoj
  • Pite Sami: bå̄tsoj
  • Lule Sami: boatsoj
  • Northern Sami: boazu
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: puásui
  • Kemi Sami: pootso
  • Skolt Sami: puäʒʒ
  • Akkala Sami: пуадз (puadz)
  • Kildin Sami: пуаз (puaz)
  • Ter Sami: поадзай (poaʒaj)

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• Koivulehto, Jorma (2007), “Saamen ja suomen ‘poro’ [Sami and Finnish ‘reindeer’]”, in Pekka Sammallahti and Jussi Ylikoski, editors, Sámit, sánit, sátnehámit: riepmočála Pekka Sammallahtii miessemánu 21. beaivve 2007 (Suomalais-ugrilaisen seuran toimituksia; 253) (in Finnish), Helsinki: Finno-Ugrian Society (SUS), →ISBN, pages 251–258