Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/-ëlëtēk

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

From Proto-Uralic *-le-. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *-ldak (Finnish -ella).

Suffix

*-ëlëtēk

Forms frequentative verbs.
Forms momentane verbs.
Forms reciprocal verbs.
Forms verbs indicating an attempt, from already-transitive verbs.

Derived terms

Western Samic:
- Northern Sami: -alit, -allat