Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/-koatētēk

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

*-koatētēk

1. Creates inchoative verbs, indicating the beginning of an action.

Derived terms

Proto-Samic terms suffixed with *-koatētēk

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: -gåetedh
  • Ume Sami: -gåhtiet
  • Pite Sami: -gåhtet
  • Lule Sami: -goahtet
  • Northern Sami: -goahtit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: -gyettiđ, -guáttiđ
  • Skolt Sami: -vueʹtted, -ǥueʹtted
  • Kildin Sami: -куэдтӭ (-kuedt’e), -гуэдтӭ (-guedt’e), -шкуэдтӭ (-škuedt’e)
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (-škoᵢtte-)
  • Ter Sami: -gïedted

Further reading

• Kuokkala, Juho. 2019. Saami -(š)goahti- inchoatives: Their variation, history, and suggested cognates in Veps and Mordvin
• 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