Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ručkëtē

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 *ručkë +‎ *-ëtē.

Adjective

*ručkëtē

1. brown

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: rutjkehke / rutjkes
  • Ume Sami: russjkade / [Term?]
  • Lule Sami: russjkat / russjkis
  • Northern Sami: ruškat / ruškes
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ruškâd / ruškis
  • Skolt Sami: ručkkâd / ruʹčǩǩes
  • Kildin Sami: руччкэ (ruččke) / руччкесь (ruččk’es’), рошшкэ (rošške) / ро̄шшкесь (rōššk’es’)
  • Ter Sami: ruččkâd / [Term?]

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