Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pëstējēlē

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 *pëstētēk +‎ *-jēlē.

Adjective

*pëstējēlē (attributive *pëstējēlēs)

1. sharp

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: bestele/besteles
  • Pite Sami: basstel/basstelis
  • Lule Sami: basstel/basstelis
  • Northern Sami: bastil/bastilis
• Eastern Samic:
  • Kildin Sami: пассьтэль (pass’tel’)/пассьтлэсь (pass’tles’)