Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/leatēk
Proto-Samic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Uralic *le- (“to become”). Cognate with Proto-Finnic *leedäk, whence Finnish forms of olla in lie- and Estonian leema, and Hungarian lesz and forms of van in l-.
Verb
edit*leatēk
- to be
Alternative forms
editDescendants
edit- Western Samic:
- Eastern Samic:
Further reading
edit- 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