Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kosëtēk

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 *kuse- (“to cough”), whence also Proto-Mordvinic *kozəms.

Verb

*kosëtēk

1. to cough

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gossedh
  • Pite Sami: gåssåt
  • Lule Sami: gåssåt
  • Northern Sami: gossat
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kuussâđ
  • Skolt Sami: koossâd
  • Kildin Sami: ко̄ссэ (kōsse)

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