Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čājēttētēk

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

From *čājēk +‎ *-ttētēk.[1]

Verb

*čājēttētēk[1]

  1. to show, point out

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Ume Sami: tjajjtit
    • Pite Sami: tjájjet
    • Lule Sami: tjájjet
    • Northern Sami: čájehit
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: čääitiđ
    • Skolt Sami: čõõʹddiõttâd
    • Kildin Sami: čējjted
    • Ter Sami: čejjtēd

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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)