Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kōltō

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 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

Noun

*kōltō

  1. snowstorm, blizzard, snowsquall

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Pite Sami: gåaltoe
    • Ume Sami: -gualldoo
    • Lule Sami: guolldo
    • Northern Sami: guoldu (“cloud of snow which blows up from the ground when there's hard frost without much wind”)
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: kuálˈdu (“frostbite”)
    • Skolt Sami: kuâldd (“(heavy) snow blowing or falling in the wind”)
    • Kildin Sami: куэллт (kuellt, “light snow; snowstorm”)
    • Ter Sami: (ki̮ə̑л̄ᵈta)

Further reading

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