Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kiptë

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

*kiptë

1. sinker (weight used in fishing)

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gïpte
  • Ume Sami: giptta
  • Pite Sami: gippta
  • Lule Sami: gippta
  • Northern Sami: gikta
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kiptâ
  • Skolt Sami: ǩiptt
  • Kildin Sami: кыппт (kyppt)
  • Ter Sami: këppt

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