Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/višëtēk

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 *viiccidäk.

Verb

*višëtēk

1. to bother to

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: vïssjedh
  • Ume Sami:
  • Lule Sami: vissjat
  • Northern Sami: viššat
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: viiššâđ
  • Skolt Sami: viiššâd
  • Kildin Sami: вышшэ (vyšše)
  • Ter Sami: vïššâd

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