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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mëssētēk

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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

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Etymology

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From earlier *missa-, borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*missja-), from Proto-Germanic *missijaną.[1]

Verb

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*mëssētēk

  1. to lose

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: masˈset
    • Northern Sami: masˈsit

References

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  1. ^ Luobbal Sámmol Sámmol Ánte (Aikio, Ante). 2020. Loanwords from Unattested Nordic Source Forms in Saami. Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 2020 (65):5–24.