Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/muotkē

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 Proto-Uralic *mëtka.

Noun

*muotkē

  1. passage
  2. isthmus

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: muerhkie
    • Pite Sami: muättke, muärrke
    • Lule Sami: muorkke
    • Northern Sami: muotki
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: myetki
    • Skolt Sami: mueʹtǩǩ
    • Kildin Sami: мӯттҍк (mūtt’k) (obsolete)
  • → Finnish: (dialectal) muotka

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
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