Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(h)ājkkë

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *aiks (“oak”).

Noun

*(h)ājkkë

1. large tree, oak

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*(h)ājkkë
Genitive	*(h)āj̯k̯k̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*(h)ājkkë	*(h)āj̯k̯k̯ëk
Accusative	*(h)āj̯k̯k̯ëm	*(h)āj̯k̯k̯ëjtē
Partitive	*(h)ājkkëtē
Genitive	*(h)āj̯k̯k̯ën	*(h)āj̯k̯k̯ëj
Essive	*(h)ājkkënē	*(h)āj̯k̯k̯ëjnē
Inessive	*(h)āj̯k̯k̯ësnē
Elative	*(h)āj̯k̯k̯ëstē	*(h)āj̯k̯k̯ëjstē
Illative	*(h)ājkkës̯ën	—
Comitative	*(h)āj̯k̯k̯ëjnē *(h)āj̯k̯k̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*(h)āj̯k̯k̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: haajhke
  • Ume Sami: hájkka
  • Pite Sami: hájjka
  • Lule Sami: hájkka
  • Northern Sami: áika
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: aikkâ
  • Skolt Sami: aikk
  • Ter Sami: ajjk

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