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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuoksā

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 Late Proto-Norse [script needed] (*oksa), from Proto-Germanic *uhsô.[1]

Noun

*vuoksā

  1. ox

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: vuaksa
    • Ume Sami: vüiksès
    • Pite Sami: vuakksá
    • Lule Sami: vuoksá
    • Northern Sami: vuoksá
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: vuáksá

References
  1. Juutinen, M., & Valtonen, T. A. I. (2023). Saamen kantaskandinaavisesta karjataloussanastosta. In S. Holopainen, J. Kim, & N. Metsäranta (Eds.), Elämä ja etymologia: Janne Saarikiven 50-vuotisjuhlakirja (pp. 155-183). Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto.
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