Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńëmëtēk

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

Verb

*ńëmëtēk

1. to suck

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: njammedh
  • Ume Sami: njamˈmat
  • Pite Sami: njammat
  • Lule Sami: njammat
  • Northern Sami: njammat
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: njoommâđ
  • Skolt Sami: njiimmâd
  • >? Akkala Sami: нимме (nimm’e) (replacement of initial ń by n is unclear)
  • Kildin Sami: ниммэ (nimme)
  • Ter Sami: njïmmâd

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland