Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/leatēk

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 *le- (“to become”). Cognate with Proto-Finnic *leedäk, whence Finnish forms of olla in lie- and Estonian leema, and Hungarian lesz and forms of van in l-.

Verb

*leatēk

  1. to be

Alternative forms

  • *leakētēk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: lea (defective)
    • Pite Sami: liehket (defective)
    • Lule Sami: liehket (defective)
    • Northern Sami: leat/leahkit
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: leđe
    • Skolt Sami: leeʹd
    • Kildin Sami: лӣйе (lījje)
    • Ter Sami: лиэде (liedʼe)

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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.