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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.
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *wanča-.
Verb
*vāncētēk
- to walk
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: vaedtsedh
- Ume Sami: vádˈtsiet
- Pite Sami: vádˈtset
- Lule Sami: vádtset
- Northern Sami: vázzit
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: väzziđ
- Skolt Sami: väʹʒʒed
- Akkala Sami: вӓннҍце (vänn’c’e)
- Kildin Sami: ва̄ннҍцэ (vānn’ce)
- Ter Sami: vannʹdzed
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