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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.
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *šeŋkä; cognate with Proto-Permic *šɔg.
Adjective
*seaŋkē (attributive *seaŋkēs)
- thin
- narrow
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: siegkie / siegkies
- Ume Sami: seägˈgie
- Pite Sami:
- Lule Sami: siegge / siekkes or sekka
- Northern Sami: seaggi / seakkẹs or seakka
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: seggi / segis
- Skolt Sami: seäʹǧˈǧ / seeʹǧǧes
- Kildin Sami: се̄ӈӈьк (sjēŋŋ’k) / се̄ӈькэсь (sjēŋ’kes’)
- Ter Sami: sieŋŋʹge / [Term?]
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