Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/oantē

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

Noun

*oantē

1. root

Alternative forms

• *oantēs

Descendants

• Eastern Samic:
  • Skolt Sami: [Term?] (vŭă͕ᴅ̜̄ᴅ̜ᴱ̇)
  • Kildin Sami: вӯннҍт (vūnn’t) (obsolete or dialectal)
  • Ter Sami: выэннҍтэ (vïennʼte)

From *oantēs:

• Western Samic:
  • Pite Sami: å̄ddes
  • Lule Sami: oattes
• Eastern Samic:
  • Skolt Sami: vuẹʹddes
  • Kildin Sami: вуэнҍтэсь (vuen’tes’)

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