Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/posōtēk

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 Proto-Uralic *puše-. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *puhudak (whence Finnish puhua).

Verb

*posōtēk

1. (of wind) to blow, to be windy

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: båssodh
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami: båssot
  • Lule Sami: båssot
  • Northern Sami: bossut
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: possoođ
  • Skolt Sami: pååssad
  • Kildin Sami: поассэ (påsse)
  • Ter Sami: possad

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