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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kāltëjëtēk

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚷᚨᛚᛞᛁᛃᚨᚾ (*galdijan), from Proto-Germanic *galdijaną.[1]

Verb

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*kāltëjëtēk

  1. to geld, to castrate

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Ume Sami: kälddet
    • Pite Sami: gälldit
    • Lule Sami: gálldit
    • Northern Sami: gáldet
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Skolt Sami:

References

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  1. ^ Juutinen, M., & Valtonen, T. A. I. (2023). Saamen kantaskandinaavisesta karjataloussanastosta. In S. Holopainen, J. Kim, & N. Metsäranta (Eds.), Elämä ja etymologia: Janne Saarikiven 50-vuotisjuhlakirja (pp. 155-183). Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto.