Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuottētēk

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

From Proto-Uralic *watta-, related to Komi-Zyrian вотны (votny, “to pick, to gather”), вӧтны (vötny, “to catch; to chase, to follow”) (dialectal) and Tundra Nenets [script needed] (weďeʔ-, “to visit; to chase, to track”). Unrelated to Proto-Uralic *wexe- (“to take”).

Possibly related to Proto-Finnic *vottadak.

Verb

*vuottētēk

1. to track (follow tracks)

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: vuehtedh
  • Ume Sami: vuöhttiet
  • Pite Sami: vuähttet
  • Lule Sami: vuohttet
  • Northern Sami: vuohttit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: vyetˈtiđ
  • Skolt Sami: vueʹtˈted
  • Kildin Sami: вӯһтӭ (vūht’e)

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