Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/hājttēs

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

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*haitaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *haitaz.[1]

Adjective

*hājttēs

  1. firehot

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: háittis
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: hääitis

References

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