Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sëvētēk

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

From earlier *šüwä- or *šiwä-, probably cognate with Proto-Finnic *hüvä (“good”). Further origin uncertain.

Verb

*sëvētēk

  1. (of a wound) to heal

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: suvvedh
    • Ume Sami:
    • Pite Sami: savvet
    • Lule Sami: savvet
    • Northern Sami: savvit
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: savveeđ
    • Skolt Sami: sââvvad (< *sëvōtēk)
    • Kildin Sami: саввэ (savve)

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
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