Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/rëkëtē

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 earlier *riketä, cognate with Proto-Finnic *rikedä, further origin unknown.

Adjective

*rëkëtē

  1. dense, thick, impassable (of a thicket, forest, etc.)

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: rahkat
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: roohâd

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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