Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/leatēk
Proto-Samic edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
Descendants 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