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Proto-Samic
Etymology
Either from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śirwas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥wós, from *ḱerh₂-; or from Proto-Finnic *hirvas before *š became *h.
Noun
*sërvēs
- bull elk
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Eastern Samic:
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