Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńākëtēk

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

Perhaps a substrate word

Verb

*ńākëtēk

1. to sneak

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: njaakedh
  • Ume Sami: njáhkat
  • Pite Sami: njáhkat
  • Lule Sami: njáhkat
  • Northern Sami: njáhkat
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: njaaḥâđ
  • Skolt Sami: njaakkâd
  • Kildin Sami: ня̄һкэ (neahke)
  • Ter Sami: njakkâd

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