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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuopērē

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 earlier *kapara, borrowed from early Proto-Germanic *hāfa- (later *hōfaz). Compare Proto-Finnic *kapja.

Noun

*kuopērē

  1. reindeer hoof

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: guehpere
    • Ume Sami: güehpèra
    • Pite Sami: kuohpier
    • Lule Sami: guober
    • Northern Sami: guobir
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: kyeppir
    • Skolt Sami: [Term?] (kɯ̆ə̆ᵓp̀per̜)
  • → Finnish: kopara

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
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