Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kikëtēk

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 *kixe-.

Verb

*kikëtēk

1. to lek

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Pite Sami: gihkat
  • Lule Sami: gihkat
  • Northern Sami: gihkat
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kiiḥâđ
  • Skolt Sami: ǩiikkâd
  • Kildin Sami: кыгкэ (kygke) (obsolete or dialectal)
  • Ter Sami: kïkkâd

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