Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/kätke-

This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic

Verb

*kätke-

  1. to wrap up (a child?)
  2. to tuck a child in the cradle

Descendants

  • Proto-Samoyedic: *kätə- (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Samic: *kietkëtēk
    • Northern Sami: gietkat
  • Proto-Finnic: *kätkedäk (see there for further descendants)

References

  • Ante Aikio (2002) “New and Old Samoyed Etymologies”, in Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen, page 20
  • Luobbal Sámmol Sámmol Ánte (Ante Aikio): Proto-Uralic. — In: Marianne Bakró-Nagy, Johanna Laakso & Elena Skribnik (eds.), The Oxford Guide to the Uralic Languages. Oxford University Press.
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