Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/peasëtēk

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 *päästäk.

Verb

*peasëtēk

1. to be let go, to be released

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: bïesedh
  • Ume Sami: biässat
  • Pite Sami: biessat
  • Lule Sami: bessat
  • Northern Sami: beassat
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: peessâđ
  • Skolt Sami: piâssâd
  • Kildin Sami: пе̄ссэ (piesse)

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