Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/leatēk

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 *le- (“to become”). Cognate with Proto-Finnic *leedäk, whence Finnish forms of olla in lie- and Estonian leema, and Hungarian lesz and forms of van in l-.

Verb

*leatēk

1. to be

Alternative forms

• *leakētēk

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: lea (defective)
  • Pite Sami: liehket (defective)
  • Lule Sami: liehket (defective)
  • Northern Sami: leat/leahkit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: leđe
  • Skolt Sami: leeʹd
  • Kildin Sami: лӣйе (lījje)
  • Ter Sami: лиэде

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