Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/āktētēk

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 *äktɜ-. Cognates include Proto-Permic *ɔktini.

Verb

*āktētēk

1. to skin

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: aektedh
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ähtiđ
  • Skolt Sami: äʹhtted
  • Kildin Sami: а̄ххьтэ (āxx’te)
  • Ter Sami: akkʹted

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