Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuotōtēk

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 Pre-Samic *kato- or *këto-, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰād- (whence Sanskrit खाद् (khād)).

Verb

*kuotōtēk

1. to graze

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gåatodh
  • Ume Sami: guahtuot
  • Pite Sami: guohtot
  • Lule Sami: guohtot
  • Northern Sami: guohtut
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kuáttuđ