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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vittë

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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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Proto-Samic cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : *vittë
    Ordinal : *vitëntë

Etymology

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From Proto-Uralic *witte.

Numeral

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*vittë

  1. five

Inflection

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This numeral needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: vïjhte
    • Ume Sami: vïjtta
    • Pite Sami: vihtta
    • Lule Sami: vihtta
    • Northern Sami: vihtta
  • Eastern Samic:

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