Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuontōj

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-Finno-Ugric *kënta-w, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *skandʰás (compare Sanskrit स्कन्ध (skandhá)). Related to Proto-Finnic *kanto.

Noun

*kuontōj

1. tree stump

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gåådte
  • Ume Sami: guadduoj
  • Pite Sami: guoddo
  • Lule Sami: guottoj
  • Northern Sami: guottu
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kuádui
  • Skolt Sami: kuâdd
  • Kildin Sami: [script needed] (ku͕ənᴅ̀ᴬ)

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