Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuoppëtēk

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-Permic *koppe-

Verb

*kuoppëtēk

1. to grow moldy

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: goehpedh
  • Ume Sami: guahppat
  • Lule Sami: guohppot
  • Northern Sami: guohpput

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