Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuojŋëtēk

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

Derived from *vuojŋë, from Proto-Uralic *wajŋe.

Verb

*vuojŋëtēk

1. to breathe

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Lule Sami: vuaigŋjat
  • Pite Sami: vuojˈkngat
  • Ume Sami: vuojŋŋat
  • Northern Sami: vuoigŋat
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: vuoiˈŋâ
  • Skolt Sami: vuõiŋŋâd
  • Akkala Sami: вуойӈӈа (vuojŋŋa)
  • Kildin Sami: вӯййӈэ (vūjjŋe) (obsolete) > вӯййнэ (vūjjne)
  • Ter Sami: выййӈэд (vïjjŋed)

Related terms

• *vuojŋë

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “vōjŋe̮”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland