Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/-ëlëtēk

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 *-le-. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *-ldak (Finnish -ella).

Suffix

*-ëlëtēk

1. Forms frequentative verbs.
2. Forms momentane verbs.
3. Forms reciprocal verbs.
4. Forms verbs indicating an attempt, from already-transitive verbs.

Derived terms

• Western Samic:
  • Northern Sami: -alit, -allat
• Eastern Samic:
  • Kildin Sami: -эллэ (-elle)