Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëstëtēk

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Proto-Finnic *ehtidäk (Finnish ehtiä).

Verb

*ëstëtēk

1. to be on time

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: astedh
  • Ume Sami: asstat
  • Pite Sami: asstat
  • Lule Sami: asstat
  • Northern Sami: astat
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ostâđ
  • Skolt Sami: õsttâd
  • Kildin Sami: э̄сстэ (ēsste)
  • Ter Sami: âsstâd

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