Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/viskëtē

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 *viskë +‎ *-ëtē.

Adjective

*viskëtē

1. yellow

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: vyskehke / [Term?]
  • Ume Sami: vïsskade / [Term?]
  • Pite Sami: visskat / [Term?]
  • Lule Sami: visskat / visská or visskis
  • Northern Sami: fiskat / fiskes
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: viskâd / [Term?]
  • Skolt Sami: viskkâd / [Term?]
  • Kildin Sami: высскэ (vysske) / [Term?] (obsolete)

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