Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ārkë
Proto-Samic
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish arki, from Proto-Finnic *arki, possibly from Proto-Germanic *argį̄ (“wickedness”).
Noun
*ārkë
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ārkë | |
| Genitive | *ār̯k̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *ārkë | *ār̯k̯ëk |
| Accusative | *ār̯k̯ëm | *ār̯k̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *ārkëtē | |
| Genitive | *ār̯k̯ën | *ār̯k̯ëj |
| Essive | *ārkënē | *ār̯k̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *ār̯k̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *ār̯k̯ëstē | *ār̯k̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *ārkës̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *ār̯k̯ëjnē *ār̯k̯ëjnë |
— |
| Abessive | *ār̯k̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: argâ
- Skolt Sami: argg
- Kildin Sami: а̄ррк (ārrk)
- Ter Sami: [script needed] (ar̄g, ār̄ᵍk)
Further reading
- 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