Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čuoppëtēk
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *ćappa-, related to Hungarian csap (“to strike”) and Erzya цяпамс (ćapams).
Verb
*čuoppëtēk
- to cut
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: tjoehpedh
- Ume Sami: tjuahppat
- Pite Sami: tjuahppat
- Lule Sami: tjuohppat
- Northern Sami: čuohppat
- Eastern Samic:
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