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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuovtē

This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed words 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

According to Sammallahti (apud Aikio 2006), from Pre-Samic *awta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz.

An alternate etymology has been suggested as well: connection to Hungarian vad (wild), Khanty *woont "forest" (e.g. Eastern Khanty вонт (wont)). UEW proposes a common Proto-Finno-Ugric root *wamta. However, the development *mt > *vt would be irregular in Samic: contrast e.g. *vuomtētēk.

Noun

*vuovtē

  1. forest

Inflection

Even
Nominative *vuovtē
Genitive *vuov̯t̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *vuovtē *vuov̯t̯ēk
Accusative *vuov̯t̯ēm *vuov̯t̯ijtē
Partitive *vuovtētē
Genitive *vuov̯t̯ēn *vuov̯t̯ij
Essive *vuovtēnē *vuov̯t̯ijnē
Inessive *vuov̯t̯ēsnē
Elative *vuov̯t̯ēstē *vuov̯t̯ijstē
Illative *vuovtās̯ën
Comitative *vuov̯t̯ijnē
*vuov̯t̯ijnë
Abessive *vuov̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: vyevˈdi
  • → Finnish: (Northern dialects) outa

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • Aikio, Ante. 2006. "On Germanic-Saami contacts and Saami prehistory". In Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 91, pp. 9–55.
  • Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
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