Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kijttētēk

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 *kiittädäk.

Verb

*kijttētēk

1. to thank

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gijhtedh
  • Ume Sami: gijttiet
  • Pite Sami: gijjtet
  • Lule Sami: gijttet
  • Northern Sami: giitit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kijtteđ
  • Skolt Sami: ǩeiʹtted
  • Kildin Sami: кыҋҋтэ (kyj̥j̥te)
  • Ter Sami: kijjtad (< *kijttōtēk)

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