Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/šëntëtēk

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 *süntüdäk.

Verb

*šëntëtēk

1. to be born
2. to become

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: sjïdtedh
  • Ume Sami: sjadˈdat
  • Pite Sami: sjadˈdat
  • Lule Sami: sjaddat
  • Northern Sami: šaddat
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: šoddâđ
  • Skolt Sami: šõddâd
  • Kildin Sami: шэ̄ннтэ (šēnnte)

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