Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/viettëk

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

Noun

*viettëk

1. species of duck

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Lule Sami: viehtak
  • Northern Sami: fiehta
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: vietˈtuu
  • Skolt Sami: viõtt
  • Kildin Sami: [script needed] (vīᴅt)

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