Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ālkētēk

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

Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *alkadak.

Verb

*ālkētēk

1. to begin

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: aelkedh
  • Ume Sami: álggiet
  • Pite Sami: állget
  • Lule Sami: álgget
  • Northern Sami: álgit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: älgiđ
  • Skolt Sami: äʹlǧǧed
  • Akkala Sami: алльке (all’k’e)
  • Kildin Sami: аллькэ (all’ke)
  • Ter Sami: allʹged

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