Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kiertëtēk
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From earlier *kärti-, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hardijaną. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *kärcidäk.
Verb
*kiertëtēk
- to suffer
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: gïertedh
- Ume Sami: geärddat
- Pite Sami: gärrdat
- Lule Sami: gierddat
- Northern Sami: gierdat
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: kierˈdâđ
- Skolt Sami: ǩiõrddâd
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