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Reconstruction:Proto-Samoyedic/sër

This Proto-Samoyedic 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-Samoyedic

Etymology

Probably related to *sïrå.

Noun

*sër

  1. ice

Descendants
  • Nganasan: сыр
  • Nenets:
    • Tundra Nenets: сэрʼ
  • Selkup:
    • Narym: хэр (“snow”)
    • Chulym: cэр (“snow”)

Adjective

*sër

  1. white

Descendants

References
  • Janhunen, Juha. 1977. Samojedischer Wortschatz: Gemeinsamojedische Etymologien ('Samoyedic Vocabulary: Common Samoyedic Etymologies'). Castreanianumin toimitteita 17. Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. →ISBN.
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