Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/cāppētēk

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-Finno-Ugric *čëppa-. The word is slightly irregular; **cuoppētēk would be expected.

Verb

*cāppētēk

1. to notch (wood), to do timberwork

Descendants

• Eastern Samic:
  • Ter Sami: [script needed] (caχ̜̄p̜ed)

References

• Ante Aikio (2013) Studies in Uralic Etymology I: Saami Etymologies. Linguistica Uralica)‎^[1]
• Aikio, Ante. 2016. "The Finnic 'secondary e-stems' and Proto-Uralic vocalism". Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 95, pp. 25–66.