< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńuolkëtē
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From *ńuolkë + *-ëtē.
Adjective
*ńuolkëtē
- straight
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Lule Sami: njuolggat / njuolggis
- Northern Sami: njuolgat / njūlges
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: njuolˈgâd / njuolˈgâdis
- Skolt Sami: [Term?] / [Term?]
- Kildin Sami: нёллкэ (njollke) / нёллькесь (njollʹkʹesʹ)
- Ter Sami: njïellgâd / [Term?]
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