Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/āmpōtēk

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

Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *ampudak.

Verb

*āmpōtēk

1. to boil over

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Northern Sami: ábbut
• Eastern Samic:
  • Skolt Sami: abbad
  • Kildin Sami: а̄ммпэ (āmmpe)

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