< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vërtētēk
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
- 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, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland