Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/lālētēk

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

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Verb

*lālētēk

1. to brood

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: laeledh
  • Pite Sami: lállet
  • Lule Sami: lállet
  • Northern Sami: lállit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: läälliđ
  • Skolt Sami: lääʹlled
  • Kildin Sami: ла̄лле (lāllje, “to caress; to nurse”)

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