Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńuškōtēk

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

Perhaps a substrate

Verb

*ńuškōtēk

1. to jump, to hop

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Northern Sami: njuikut
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: njuškođ
  • Skolt Sami: njoikkad
  • Kildin Sami: нюччкэ (njuččke)
  • Ter Sami: [script needed] (njïččkad)

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