Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ponētēk

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 Proto-Uralic *puna-, possibly from Indo-European. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *punoidak (“to plait”).

Verb

*ponētēk

1. to plait

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: butnedh
  • Ume Sami: büdˈniet
  • Pite Sami: bådnet
  • Lule Sami: bådnet
  • Northern Sami: botnit, batnit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: panneeđ
  • Skolt Sami:

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