Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čājēk

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

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Verb

*čājēk[1]

  1. to err[2]
  2. to head[3]

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative reconstructions

  • *ćājē (“to err”)[2]
  • *č́āj̀ē- (“to head”)[3]

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lehtiranta, Juhani (1989), Yhteissaamelainen sanasto [Common Sami Vocabulary] (Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia; 200) (in Finnish), Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN, page 20: “*ćājē ’erehtyä’”
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sammallahti, Pekka (1998), The Saami Languages: An Introduction, Karasjok: Davvi Girji, →ISBN, page 234: “ĆÁJEHIT ’tο show, to point’: < (? PS) *č́ājēhtē- < *č́āj̀ē- ’tο head’ (cf čádjánit ’to go astray’) + causative suffix *-htē- < PU (cf ALMMUHIT)”
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