gærhkoe

Southern Sami

Etymology

From Old Norse kyrkja. Cognate with Northern Sami girku, Lule Sami girkko, Finnish kirkko and Meänkieli kirkko.

Noun

gærhkoe

1. church

   Svïenske gærhkoe ― Church of Sweden

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland