< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/jëlkëtē
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From *jëlkë + *-ëtē.
Adjective
*jëlkëtē
- flat, level
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: jalke, jalkede / jalkeds
- Ume Sami: jalggade
- Pite Sami: jallgat / jillgis or jallga
- Lule Sami: jalggat / jalggis or jalgga
- Northern Sami: jalgat / jalges or jalga
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: jolgâd / jolgâdis
- Skolt Sami: jõlggâd / jõʹlǧǧes
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland