Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(h)ëpsētēk

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 *ipsɜ.

Verb

*(h)ëpsētēk

1. to smell (something)

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: hepsedh
  • Ume Sami: hapssiet
  • Pite Sami: happset
  • Lule Sami: happset
  • Northern Sami: haksit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: apseđ
  • Skolt Sami: âʹpssed
  • Kildin Sami: аппьсэ (app’se)
  • Ter Sami: âppʹsed

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