Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/māksētēk

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

Probably borrowed from Proto-Finnic *maksadak.

Verb

*māksētēk

1. to pay

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: maeksedh
  • Ume Sami: mákssiet
  • Pite Sami: mákkset
  • Lule Sami: mákset
  • Northern Sami: máksit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: mäksiđ
  • Skolt Sami: mäʹhssed
  • Kildin Sami: ма̄ккьсэ (mākk’se)
  • Ter Sami: makkʹsed

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