Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/riektë

This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Samic

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*rehtaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz.[1]

Adjective

*riektë

  1. straight
  2. correct, right

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: rïekte
    • Pite Sami: räkkta
    • Lule Sami: riekta
    • Northern Sami: riekta
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: riehta
    • Skolt Sami:

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2019. How did Lapland become Saami? Reconstructing the interaction of Proto-Saami, Proto-Norse and Palaeo-Laplandic language communities in the Iron Age [1].
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