< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëvētēk
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *uwa (“current, flow”).[1] Cognates include Finnish vuo (“current”). The word is slightly irregular; **ovē- would be expected. Aikio (2006) suggests that dissimilation with the word-medial *-v- has taken place.
Verb
*ëvētēk
- to leak
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Northern Sami: avvit
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
- Aikio, Ante. 2006. "On Germanic-Saami contacts and Saami prehistory". In Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 91, pp. 9–55.
References
- Sammallahti, Pekka (1988), “Historical Phonology of the Uralic Languages”, in Denis, Sinor, editor, The Uralic Languages: Description, History and Foreign Influences, Leiden: E. J. Brill, →ISBN, page 542: “PFP *uva”