Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kālētēk

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-Finno-Ugric *kälä-.

Verb

*kālētēk

1. to wade

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gaeledh
  • Ume Sami: gálliet
  • Pite Sami: gállet
  • Lule Sami: gállet
  • Northern Sami: gállit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: käälliđ
  • Skolt Sami: kääʹlled
  • Akkala Sami: калле (kall’e)
  • Kildin Sami: ка̄лле (kāllje)
  • Ter Sami: kalled
• → Finnish: kahlata
  • → Estonian: kahlama/kahlata
• → Karelian:
  • North Karelian: kualua
  • South Karelian: kualua
• → Livvi: kualua
• → Ludian: kualada

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