Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vënëtēk

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

*vënëtēk

1. to stretch, to become stretched

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: vïtnedh
  • Ume Sami: vadˈnat
  • Pite Sami: vadnat
  • Lule Sami: vadnat
  • Northern Sami: vatnat
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: voonnâđ
  • Skolt Sami: võõnnâd
  • Kildin Sami: вэ̄ннэ (vēnne)
  • Ter Sami: vânnâd

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