Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/loptëjëtēk

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-Germanic *luftijaną.

Verb

*loptëjëtēk

1. to lift, raise

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: luptedh
  • Pite Sami: lupptit
  • Lule Sami: låbddit
  • Northern Sami: loktet
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: luptiđ
  • Skolt Sami:
  • Kildin Sami: ло̄ппьтъе (lōpp’tje)

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland