< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńielëtēk
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *ńäle-.
Verb
*ńielëtēk
- to swallow
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: njïeledh
- Ume Sami: njiällat
- Pite Sami: njiellat
- Lule Sami: njiellat
- Northern Sami: njiellat
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: njiellâđ
- Skolt Sami: njiõllâd
- Kildin Sami: нӣллэ (nīlle)
- Ter Sami: njillâd
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