Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čuolkōj

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

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *śëlkaw, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰeh₂. Cognates include Finnish salko, English gallows.

Noun

*čuolkōj

1. log

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*čuol̯k̯ōj
Genitive	*čuolkuj̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*čuol̯k̯ōj	*čuolkuj̯ëk
Accusative	*čuolkuj̯ëm	*čuolkuj̯ëjtē
Partitive	*čuol̯k̯ōjtē
Genitive	*čuolkuj̯ën	*čuolkuj̯ëj
Essive	*čuol̯k̯ōjnē	*čuolkuj̯ëjnē
Inessive	*čuolkuj̯ësnē
Elative	*čuolkuj̯ëstē	*čuolkuj̯ëjstē
Illative	*čuol̯k̯uj̯s̯ën	—
Comitative	*čuolkuj̯ëjnē *čuolkuj̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*čuolkuj̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: tjoelge
  • Pite Sami:
  • Lule Sami: tjuolgoj
  • Northern Sami: čuolggu
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čuálgui

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