Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/koalōtēk

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 earlier *kolo-, possibly from Proto-Uralic *kale- (“to die”).

Verb

*koalōtēk

1. to freeze, to be freezing

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gåalodh
  • Ume Sami: gå̄lluot
  • Pite Sami: gå̄llot
  • Lule Sami: goallot
  • Northern Sami: goallut

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