Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kāvnujëtēk

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 *kāvnëtēk +‎ *-ujëtēk.

Verb

*kāvnujëtēk

1. to be found

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Pite Sami: gävdnut
  • Lule Sami: gávnnut
  • Northern Sami: gávdnot
• Eastern Samic:
  • Skolt Sami: käunnʼjed

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