Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vëstē

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

Unknown.

Adjective

*vëstē[1]

  1. ugly, hideous, disgusting

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: vestie
    • Pite Sami: vasste
    • Lule Sami: vasste
    • Northern Sami: fasti
      • → Skolt Sami: fâʹstt
  • Eastern Samic:
  • → Finnish: (dialectal) visto

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2009. The Saami loanwords in Finnish and Karelian. PhD thesis. University of Oulu.
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