Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vëcōtēk
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *wiča-(w-). Cognates include Proto-Finnic *vitodak.
Verb
*vëcōtēk
- to scrape
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: våhtsodh
- Lule Sami: vahtsot
- Northern Sami: vahcut
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami:
- Skolt Sami: vââccad
- Kildin Sami:
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