Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/këltë

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

Noun

*këltë

1. log

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: galte
  • Northern Sami: galda
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: koldâ
  • Skolt Sami: kõldd
  • Kildin Sami: кэ̄ллт (kēllt)
  • Ter Sami: kâlld

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