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Inari Sami
Etymology
Originally the name of the lake Inari. According to Rahkonen (2013), through Proto-Samic from an unknown language in the form *Indjäɣ(ə)r.[1] (the latter component possibly ultimately deriving from Proto-Finno-Permic *jäwrä (“lake”), while the initial component *ind(V)- cannot be traced to any known language). Later, Rahkonen (2021) speculated that the name may be related to an old lake name Indärjärv south of the River Svir.[2]
Proper noun
Aanaar
- Inari (a municipality of Lapland, Finland)
- Synonym of Aanaarjävri (“Lake Inari”)
References
- ^ Rahkonen, Pauli. Suomen etymologisesti läpinäkymätöntä vesistönimistöä . Virittäjä 1/2013. p. 27
- ^ Rahkonen, Pauli. Suomeen suuntautuneiden nimistövirtausten monimuotoisuus. Muinaistutkija 1/2021. p. 25–26