Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/roŋkëtēk

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

Derived from *roŋkē.[1]

Verb

*roŋkëtēk

  1. to dig

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: ragkedh
    • Ume Sami: rågˈgat
    • Pite Sami: rågˈgåt
    • Lule Sami: råggåt
    • Northern Sami: roggat
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: ruggâđ
    • Skolt Sami:
    • Kildin Sami: ро̄ӈӈкэ (rōŋŋke)
    • Ter Sami: roŋŋgâd
  • Finnish: ronkkia

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

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2009. The Saami loanwords in Finnish and Karelian. PhD thesis. University of Oulu.