Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vërtētēk

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Derived from *vërë (“blood”).

Verb

*vërtētēk

1. to bleed

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: vertedh
  • Ume Sami: varddiet
  • Pite Sami: varrdet
  • Lule Sami: varddet
  • Northern Sami: vardit
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: vardeđ
  • Skolt Sami: vâʹrdded
  • Kildin 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