по̄ррэ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *porëtēk, from Proto-Uralic *pore- (“to bite”). Cognates include Estonian purema (“to bite”), Northern Sami borrat and Skolt Sami poorrâd.

Verb

по̄ррэ (pōrre)

  1. to eat

Derived terms

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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