Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/muonëtēk

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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

From earlier *mane-, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *mananą or *manōną. The appearence of *oa in Lule and Northern Sami is irregular.

Verb

*muonëtēk

  1. (Western Samic) to guess

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: moenedh
    • Ume Sami: muannat, månnat
    • Pite Sami: muonnat
    • Lule Sami: må̄nnat

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
  • Aikio, Ante. 2006. "On Germanic-Saami contacts and Saami prehistory". In Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 91, pp. 9–55.
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