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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kontē

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

Probably from Proto-Uralic *kunta (“hunting party”) (whence also Proto-Finnic *kunta) with the semantic shift "hunting party" > "the catch of the hunters" and related to *kontētēk (“to kill”).

Noun

*kontē

  1. wild reindeer

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gedtie
    • Ume Sami: gåddee
    • Pite Sami: kåttie
    • Lule Sami: gådde
    • Northern Sami: goddi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: kodde
    • Skolt Sami: kå´dd
    • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (kont)
    • Kildin Sami: коаннҍт (kånn’t)
    • Ter Sami: [Term?] (kon̜̄d̜e)

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

References
  • Ante Aikio: New and Old Samoyed Etymologies Pt.2, Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 59 (2006).
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