Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tuotë

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

Determiner

*tuotë

1. that (not near the speaker or listener), that over there

Inflection

This determiner needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: doete
  • Pite Sami: dut
  • Lule Sami: duot
  • Northern Sami: duot
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: tuot
  • Skolt Sami: tut
  • Kildin Sami: тудт (tudt)
  • Ter Sami: tutte

Adjective

*tuotë (attributive *tuotë)

1. true

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Pite Sami: duohta
  • Lule Sami: duohta
  • Northern Sami: duohta
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: tuotâ
  • Skolt Sami: tuõtt

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
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland