Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/koajvōtēk

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-Uralic *kajwa-. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *kaivadak.

Verb

*koajvōtēk

1. to dig

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gåajvodh
  • Ume Sami: gå̄jvvuot
  • Pite Sami: gå̄jjvot
  • Lule Sami: goajvvot
  • Northern Sami: goaivut
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kuáiˈvuđ
  • Skolt Sami: kuäivvad
  • Kildin Sami: куаййвэ (kuajjve)
  • Ter Sami: koajjvad

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