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Proto-Samic
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *watta-, related to Komi-Zyrian вотны (votny, “to pick, to gather”), вӧтны (vötny, “to catch; to chase, to follow”) (dialectal) and Tundra Nenets (weďeʔ-, “to visit; to chase, to track”). Unrelated to Proto-Uralic *wexe- (“to take”).
Possibly related to Proto-Finnic *vottadak.
Verb
*vuottētēk
- to track (follow tracks)
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