Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/cëŋkē

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

Origin unknown, related to Finnish tynkä. Possibly from a Pre-Finno-Samic *čüŋkä.

Noun

*cëŋkē

  1. prop, support

Inflection

Even
Nominative *cëŋkē
Genitive *cëŋ̯k̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *cëŋkē *cëŋ̯k̯ēk
Accusative *cëŋ̯k̯ēm *cëŋ̯k̯ijtē
Partitive *cëŋkētē
Genitive *cëŋ̯k̯ēn *cëŋ̯k̯ij
Essive *cëŋkēnē *cëŋ̯k̯ijnē
Inessive *cëŋ̯k̯ēsnē
Elative *cëŋ̯k̯ēstē *cëŋ̯k̯ijstē
Illative *cëŋkās̯ën —
Comitative *cëŋ̯k̯ijnē
*cëŋ̯k̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *cëŋ̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: tsegkie
    • Ume Sami: tsagˈgie
    • Pite Sami: tsagˈge
    • Lule Sami: tsagge
    • Northern Sami: caggi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: cagge
    • Skolt Sami: câʹǧǧ
    • Kildin Sami: цаӈӈьк (caŋŋ’k) (obsolete)
    • Ter Sami: цаӈӈьке (câŋŋʼkʼe)

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
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