Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/këlëjëtēk

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 [Term?] +‎ *-ëjëtēk. Related to Proto-Finnic *külä (“village”).

Verb

*këlëjëtēk

1. to visit

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Northern Sami: galˈlet
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kolliđ
  • Skolt Sami: kõʹllʼjed
  • Kildin Sami: кэ̄ллье (kēll’’e)

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