Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuovtē

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

According to Sammallahti (apud Aikio 2006), from Pre-Samic *awta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz.

An alternate etymology has been suggested as well: connection to Hungarian vad (“wild”), Khanty *woont "forest" (e.g. Eastern Khanty вонт (wont)). UEW proposes a common Proto-Finno-Ugric root *wamta. However, the development *mt > *vt would be irregular in Samic: contrast e.g. *vuomtētēk.

Noun

*vuovtē

1. forest

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*vuovtē
Genitive	*vuov̯t̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*vuovtē	*vuov̯t̯ēk
Accusative	*vuov̯t̯ēm	*vuov̯t̯ijtē
Partitive	*vuovtētē
Genitive	*vuov̯t̯ēn	*vuov̯t̯ij
Essive	*vuovtēnē	*vuov̯t̯ijnē
Inessive	*vuov̯t̯ēsnē
Elative	*vuov̯t̯ēstē	*vuov̯t̯ijstē
Illative	*vuovtās̯ën	—
Comitative	*vuov̯t̯ijnē *vuov̯t̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*vuov̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Ume Sami: vuövddie
  • Pite Sami: vuävvde
  • Lule Sami: vuovdde
  • Northern Sami: vuovdi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: vyevˈdi
• → Finnish: (Northern dialects) outa

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
• Aikio, Ante. 2006. "On Germanic-Saami contacts and Saami prehistory". In Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 91, pp. 9–55.
• Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó