Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kontē
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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
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Uralic *kunta (“hunting party”) (whence also Proto-Finnic *kunta) with the semantic shift "hunting party" > "the catch of the hunters" and related to *kontētēk (“to kill”).
Noun
*kontē
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Eastern Samic:
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
References
- Ante Aikio: New and Old Samoyed Etymologies Pt.2, Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 59 (2006).