Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pājnētēk

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 *painadak.

Verb

*pājnētēk

1. to press
2. to colour

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: baajnedh
  • Ume Sami: bájdniet
  • Pite Sami: bájdnet
  • Lule Sami: bájnnet
  • Northern Sami: báidnit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: päiniđ
  • Skolt Sami: päinnad
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (pajne)
  • Kildin Sami: поа̄ййнэ (pååjjne)
  • Ter Sami: паййнад (pâjjnad)

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