pootso

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Kemi Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *poacōj, from Proto-Uralic *počaw.

Cognates include Northern Sami boazu, Inari Sami puásui and Skolt Sami puäʒʒ.

Noun[edit]

pootso

  1. reindeer

Further reading[edit]

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “pootso”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland