Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tietētēk

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

Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *teetädäk.

Verb

*tietētēk

1. to know

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: dietedh
  • Ume Sami: diehtiet
  • Pite Sami: diehtet
  • Lule Sami: diehtet
  • Northern Sami: diehtit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: tiettiđ
  • Skolt Sami: tieʹtted
  • Kildin Sami: тӣдтӭ (tīdt’e)
  • Ter Sami: titted

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