Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ruojvēs

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-Finnic *roivas.

Noun

*ruojvēs

1. hemp

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Ume Sami: ruöjvies
  • Pite Sami: ruojves
  • Lule Sami: ruojves
  • Northern Sami: ruoivát pl
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ryeivis
  • Skolt Sami: ruẹivas
  • Kildin Sami: руэйвэсь (ruejves’)
  • Ter Sami: rïejvesʹ

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