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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ruopsëtē

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 *ruopsë +‎ *-ëtē.

Adjective

*ruopsëtē

  1. red

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: rååpsehke / rööpses
    • Ume Sami: ruapssade / [Term?]
    • Pite Sami: ruappsat / [Term?]
    • Lule Sami: ruoppsat / ruoppsis
    • Northern Sami: ruoksat / rūkses
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: ruopˈsâd / ruopˈsis
    • Skolt Sami: ruõpssâd / ruõʹpsses
    • Kildin Sami: рӯппсэ (rūppse) / рӯппьсесь (rūpp’s’es’)
    • Ter Sami: rïpps / [Term?]

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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