Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuolëtēk

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 *vooldak. Doublet of *oalōtēk.

Verb

*vuolëtēk

1. to whittle

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: voeledh
  • Ume Sami: vuallat
  • Pite Sami: vuollat
  • Lule Sami: vuollat
  • Northern Sami: vuollat
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: vuollâđ
  • Skolt Sami: vuõllâd
  • Kildin Sami: вӯллэ (vūlle)
  • Ter Sami: vïllâd

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