Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/māttētēk

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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

Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *mahtadak.

Verb

*māttētēk

to have power

Descendants

Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: maehtedh
- Ume Sami: máhttiet
- Pite Sami: máhttet
- Lule Sami: máhttet
- Northern Sami: máhttit
Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: mättiđ
- Skolt Sami: mäʹtted
- Kildin Sami: ма̄һтэ (māhte)
- Ter Sami: mahhted

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

Wikious

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