< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńëlkëtēk
Proto-Samic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Related to Proto-Finnic *nülkedäk.
Verb
*ńëlkëtēk
- to dehair
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: njalkedh
- Northern Sami: njalgat
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