Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kënë

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

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Noun

*kënë

  1. dandruff
  2. lichen

Inflection

Even
Nominative *kënë
Genitive *kën̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *kënë *kën̯ëk
Accusative *kën̯ëm *kën̯ëjtē
Partitive *kënëtē
Genitive *kën̯ën *kën̯ëj
Essive *kënënē *kën̯ëjnē
Inessive *kën̯ësnē
Elative *kën̯ëstē *kën̯ëjstē
Illative *kënës̯ën —
Comitative *kën̯ëjnē
*kën̯ëjnë 		—
Abessive *kën̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gïtne
    • Pite Sami: gadna
    • Lule Sami: gadna
    • Northern Sami: gatna
  • Eastern Samic:

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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