Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tivōtēk
Proto-Samic
Etymology
Cognate with Proto-Finnic *ciivot'ak, further origin unknown.
Verb
*tivōtēk
- to fix
Derived terms
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: davvodh
- Ume Sami:
- Pite Sami: divvot
- Lule Sami: divvot
- Northern Sami: divvut
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: tivvoođ
- Skolt Sami: teevvad
- Kildin Sami: тыввэ (tyvve)
- Ter Sami: tuvvad
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