Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/keaδkē

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, replacing Proto-Uralic *kiwe. The word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword. Possibly from a Pre-Samic *keðka.

Noun

*keaδkē

1. rock, stone

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*keaδkē
Genitive	*keaδ̯k̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*keaδkē	*keaδ̯k̯ēk
Accusative	*keaδ̯k̯ēm	*keaδ̯k̯ijtē
Partitive	*keaδkētē
Genitive	*keaδ̯k̯ēn	*keaδ̯k̯ij
Essive	*keaδkēnē	*keaδ̯k̯ijnē
Inessive	*keaδ̯k̯ēsnē
Elative	*keaδ̯k̯ēstē	*keaδ̯k̯ijstē
Illative	*keaδkās̯ën	—
Comitative	*keaδ̯k̯ijnē *keaδ̯k̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*keaδ̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gierkie
  • Ume Sami: geäđggie
  • Pite Sami: gärrge, gäddge
  • Lule Sami: giergge
  • Northern Sami: geađgi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: keđgi
  • Skolt Sami: ǩeäʹdǧǧ
  • Kildin Sami: ке̄ддҍк (kiedd’k)
  • Ter Sami: kieddʹke

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