Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mënëtēk

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 *mene-.

Verb

*mënëtēk

1. to go

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: mïnnedh
  • Ume Sami: manˈnat
  • Pite Sami: mannat
  • Lule Sami: mannat
  • Northern Sami: mannat
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: moonnâđ
  • Skolt Sami: mõõnnâd
  • Kildin Sami: мэ̄ннэ (mēnne)
  • Ter Sami: mânnâd

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