Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/māttētēk

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

Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *mahtadak.

Verb

*māttētēk

1. to have power

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: maehtedh
  • Ume Sami: máhttiet
  • Pite Sami: máhttet
  • Lule Sami: máhttet
  • Northern Sami: máhttit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: mättiđ
  • Skolt Sami: mäʹtted
  • Kildin Sami: ма̄һтэ (māhte)
  • Ter Sami: mahhted

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