Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kosëtēk
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *kuse- (“to cough”), whence also Proto-Mordvinic *kozəms.
Verb
*kosëtēk
- to cough
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: gossedh
- Pite Sami: gåssåt
- Lule Sami: gåssåt
- Northern Sami: gossat
- 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