Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuotkētēk

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 Proto-Uralic *watka-.

Verb

*vuotkētēk

  1. to debark (a tree)

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: vuerhkedh
    • Ume Sami:
    • Northern Sami: vuotkit
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: vyetˈkiđ
    • Skolt Sami: vueʹtǩǩed
    • Kildin Sami: [script needed] (vū͕t̜̄k͕eᵟ)

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