Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čuoppëtēk

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 *ćappa-, related to Hungarian csap (“to strike”) and Erzya цяпамс (ćapams).

Verb

*čuoppëtēk

1. to cut

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: tjoehpedh
  • Ume Sami: tjuahppat
  • Pite Sami: tjuahppat
  • Lule Sami: tjuohppat
  • Northern Sami: čuohppat
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čuopˈpâđ
  • Skolt Sami: čuõpˈpâd
  • Akkala Sami: чуһппэ (čuhppe)
  • Kildin Sami: чӯһпэ (čūhpe)
  • Ter Sami: čïhhpâd

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