Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuksē

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

Unknown. Unrelated to Swedish kåsa or Norwegian Nynorsk koks.

Noun

*kuksē

  1. wooden scoop, ladle or drinking-cup

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: guksie
    • Ume Sami: güksee
    • Pite Sami: kukˈsie
    • Lule Sami: gukse
    • Northern Sami: guksi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: kukse
    • Skolt Sami: kuʹhss
    • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (kūks)
    • Kildin Sami: куккьс (kukk’s)
    • Ter Sami: кукксе (kukksʼe)
  • → Finnish: kuksa
  • →? Norwegian Nynorsk: koks
  • → Swedish: koxa

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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