Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čokōtēk

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 *śuka-w-, cognate with Proto-Finnic *suka, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śukā (whence Latvian suka and Lithuanian šùkos).

Verb

*čokōtēk

  1. to comb

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: tjåhkodh
    • Ume Sami: tjuhkkuot
    • Lule Sami: tjåhkot
    • Northern Sami: čohkut
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: čohhoođ
    • Skolt Sami: čååkkad
    • Kildin Sami: чоагкэ (čågke)
    • Ter Sami: čokkad

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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