Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pëškë

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

Probably from Proto-Finnic *pućka. Related to Proto-Finnic *paska.

Noun

*pëškë

1. crap, shit

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*pëškë
Genitive	*pëš̯k̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pëškë	*pëš̯k̯ëk
Accusative	*pëš̯k̯ëm	*pëš̯k̯ëjtē
Partitive	*pëškëtē
Genitive	*pëš̯k̯ën	*pëš̯k̯ëj
Essive	*pëškënē	*pëš̯k̯ëjnē
Inessive	*pëš̯k̯ësnē
Elative	*pëš̯k̯ëstē	*pëš̯k̯ëjstē
Illative	*pëškës̯ën	—
Comitative	*pëš̯k̯ëjnē *pëš̯k̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*pëš̯k̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: bajhke
  • Ume Sami: bajkka
  • Pite Sami: bajjka
  • Lule Sami: bajkka
  • Northern Sami: baika
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: poškâ
  • Skolt Sami: põškk
  • Kildin Sami: пэшшк (peššk)
  • Ter Sami: pâššʹke

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