Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/veajētēk

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

Possibly from Proto-Uralic *woje- (“to can/be able”).

Verb

*veajētēk

1. to be able

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: viejedh
  • Ume Sami: viejjiet
  • Pite Sami: viedjet, viejjet
  • Lule Sami: viedjet
  • Northern Sami: veadjit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: vaijeeđ
  • Skolt Sami: vââjjad
  • Kildin Sami: вуэйе (vuejje)
  • Ter Sami: vïejjed

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