Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/koltētēk

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 *kulta- (“to fish (with a dragnet)”).

Verb

*koltētēk[1]

  1. to fish with a drift net
  2. to scoop, to dig up (something under water)

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: geltedh
    • Pite Sami: gålldet
    • Lule Sami: gålldet
    • Northern Sami: goldit
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: koldeđ
    • Skolt Sami: kåʹldded
    • Kildin Sami:
    • Ter Sami: [script needed] (kol̜̄d̜ed)
  • → Finnish: (dialectal) kultaa, ⇒ kulle

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.
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