Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pëkētēk

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

Verb

*pëkētēk

1. to tear

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: bihkedh
  • Ume Sami: bihkkiet
  • Pite Sami: bahket
  • Lule Sami: bahket
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: pahheeđ
  • Skolt Sami: pââʹǩǩed
  • Kildin Sami: пагке (pagk’e)
  • Ter Sami: pâkked

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