< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/puocëtēk
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From earlier *poče-, whence also Proto-Finnic *potedak. Ultimate origin unclear, though nothing rules out Proto-Uralic inheritance.
Verb
*puocëtēk
- to be sick (with a disease)
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Ume Sami: buahtsat
- Pite Sami: buohtsat
- Lule Sami: buohtsat
- Northern Sami: buohcat
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: puoccâđ
- Skolt Sami: puõccâd
- Kildin Sami: [Term?]
- Ter Sami: pïccâd
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