sâvvan

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Ter Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sëvōn.

Noun

sâvvan

  1. still water between rapids

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