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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/viesëtēk

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finno-Permic *wäśä- (compare Komi-Permyak висьны (viśny), Udmurt висьыны (viśyny)). Cognate with Proto-Finnic *väsüdäk. Alternatively possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?], compare Old Norse vás (toil, fatigue, from bad weather), væstr (worn out by wet and toil) and Icelandic væsa.

Verb

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*viesëtēk

  1. to tire, to become tired

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: viessat
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading

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  • 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