Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/puolētēk

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 *pala- (“to devour”). Cognates include Proto-Finnic *paladak.

Verb

*puolētēk

1. to burn

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: bueledh
  • Ume Sami: buölliet
  • Pite Sami: buollet
  • Lule Sami: buollet
  • Northern Sami: buollit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: pyelliđ
  • Skolt Sami: pueʹlled
  • Kildin Sami: пӯллэ (pūlle)
  • Ter Sami: pïlled

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