Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńoalōtēk

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 Proto-Uralic *ńale-. Cognates include Hungarian nyal. Related to Proto-Finnic *nooldak (Finnish nuolla).

Verb

*ńoalōtēk

1. to lick

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: njåalodh
  • Ume Sami: njå̄lluot
  • Pite Sami: njå̄llot
  • Lule Sami: njoallot
  • Northern Sami: njoallut
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: njuálluđ
  • Skolt Sami: njuällad
  • Kildin Sami: нюаллэ (njualle)
  • Ter Sami: njoallad

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