Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/peastētēk
Proto-Samic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *pästädäk.
Verb
*peastētēk
- to let go
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: biestedh
- Pite Sami: bässtet
- Lule Sami: biesstet
- Northern Sami: beastit
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: pestiđ
- Skolt Sami: peäʹstted
- Kildin Sami: пе̄ссьтэ (piess’te)
- Ter Sami: piessʹted
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