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
- 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