Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuontētēk

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 *kanta-. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *kantadak.

Verb

*kuontētēk

1. to carry

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: guedtedh
  • Ume Sami: guödˈdiet
  • Pite Sami: guädˈdet
  • Lule Sami: guoddet
  • Northern Sami: guoddit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kyedˈdiđ
  • Skolt Sami: kueʹdˈded
  • Kildin Sami: кӯннҍтэ (kūnn’te)
  • Ter Sami: kïnnʹded

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