Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/puolnëtēk

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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

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Etymology

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From Pre-Samic *palni-, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *falwnō- (whence Old Norse fǫlna).[1]

Verb

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*puolnëtēk

  1. to wilt

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: boelnedh
    • Lule Sami: buollnat

Further reading

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  • 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

References

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  1. ^ Aikio, A. (2006). On Germanic-Saami contacts and Saami prehistory. Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja, 2006(91), 9–55.