Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kearkëtēk
Proto-Samic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *kergit'äk.
Verb
*kearkëtēk
- to be on time
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Ume Sami: geärggat
- Pite Sami: gärrgat
- Lule Sami: gärggat
- Northern Sami: geargat
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